His latest film just hit theaters, but George Clooney already has his eyes on a new project. Accoding to THR, he’ll reteam with his Monuments Men co-writer Grant Heslov to produce a remake of Pioneer, a Norwegian thriller from Insomnia director Erik Skjoldbjaerg. Sony Pictures snatched up the rights to the work, which screened at TIFF last year.
Starring Hunger Games actor Wes Bentley and Stephen Lang, the conspiracy thriller takes place in the early 1980s at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world’s most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who’s pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
For more in-depth look, see a trailer for Pioneer below:
Clooney and Heslov will produce the English-language remake under their Smokehouse banner. A search is on for a writer to adapt the project.
What do you think of Clooney’s involvement in Pioneer? Would you like to see the original film first?