Although Louis Leterrier‘s Clash of the Titans script felt like it was processed through a blender a million times, the original writer Travis Beacham will have another chance. He developing a new, original sci-fi film for Legendary and Warner Bros, on top of many other projects.
Deadline reports that Legenedary Pictures has “closed a high-six figure preemptive acquisition for Pacific Rim” based on a detailed 25-page treatment written by Beacham. It’s no surprise WB/Legendary is happy to have him back after Titans grossed nearly $500 million worldwide.
Pacific Rim is “set in a future in which malevolent creatures threaten the earth, the planet must band together and use highly advanced technology to eradicate the growing menace.” Legendary producer Thomas Tull is picking up a ton of tentpole projects later such as “the upcoming Christopher Nolan-directed Inception, and teams with Warner Bros on Nolan’s Batman films and the Superman reboot that Nolan is godfathering. Legendary also made recent deals for the EA game Mass Effect as well as a Godzilla reboot, and has Sam Raimi developing to direct a live action film based on the vidgame World of Warcraft.”
Beacham’s work can next be seen in Timur Bekmambetov‘s (Wanted) upcoming 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Joseph Kosinski‘s (Tron Legacy) The Black Hole, a fast-tracked Disney remake of the 1979 film. Most interesting to note that the writer also “just completed a script for Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk to produce. Details are being kept under wraps, but it’s based on an Abrams idea and it is on track to begin production later this year.” This isn’t Super 8, considering Abrams wrote that himself. I wonder what it could be?
What Beacham project are you most excited for?