Washington DC, July 20 -- Paul Verhoeven's directorial 'Basic Instinct' is being rebooted. The 1992 erotic crime thriller will receive an updated spin, to be written by the original screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, reported People.

The film will be released with Scott Stuber's United Artists banner and Amazon MGM Studios.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, 'Basic Instinct' follows crime novelist Catherine Tramell (Stone) as she becomes implicated in the death of retired rock star Johnny Boz (Bill Cable), while embarking on a complicated relationship with the detective on her case (Douglas), reported by People.

The film previously received a sequel in 2006 from a different writing and producing team, a...