Ruben has won awards at various film festivals for his films The Stepfather, True Believer, starring Robert Downey Jr. and James Woods, and Dreamscape, starring Dennis Quaid.
His 2013 feature, Penthouse North, stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan.
He will return to direct the serial killer thriller Jack after not working for six years.
Ruben is also attached to direct the film The Politician's Wife written by Nicholas Meyer.
[1] The perceived similarities between the films resulted in accusations that The Ottoman Lieutenant existed to deny the Armenian genocide.