EDMONTON - An Edmonton man charged with murder in a case police say mimicked a movie script is to be back in court Oct. 16.

That's when a judge is expected to set Mark Twitchell's trial date.

The fringe filmmaker is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Johnny Altinger.

Police allege the 38-year-old Altinger was lured to a south Edmonton garage where he was murdered a year ago by being promised an online date.

Police say Twitchell had been working at the time on a film about a man who is lured to a garage, tortured and killed.

Altinger's body has never been found.