On November 2, 2005, Aja was set to direct [[Juliet Snowden]] and [[Stiles White’sWhite]]’s supernatural horror-thriller screenplay “The Waiting,” with [[Grégory Levasseur]] executive producing with [[Wes Craven|Maddalena Films]] and Gold Circle Films for [[Rogue Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Mohr|title=Rogue wins rights race for 'Waiting'|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/rogue-wins-rights-race-for-waiting-1117932209/|date=November 2, 2005|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref>