Rob Lowe set to direct and star in a gender-swapped remake of The Bad Seed Rob Lowe (St. Elmo’s Fire, Code Black) is set to direct and star in a gender-swapped remake of the Academy Award-nominated 1956 film The Bad Seed for Lifetime, according to Deadline. The film is in negotiations with Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the film. The gender-swapping in The Bad Seed isn’t the lead role, which will remain female.