Back in January, it looked like Ben Affleck‘s directorial follow-up to The Town might be an adaptation of Ken Grimwood‘s sci-fi novel Replay. Now, however, it seems more likely that Robert Zemeckis, who most recently helmed the Jim Carrey-starring A Christmas Carol, will take on the responsibility of adapting Grimwood‘s novel. Warner Bros. is set to put the Jason Smilovic (Lucky Number Slevin) screenplay into production once a director is indeed confirmed. [The Playlist]
Zemeckis recently got his motion capture remake of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine canned. He has since been attached to the live-action film Flight, with Denzel Washington in mind, as well as the time-travel action flick Timeless, and the ocean fantasy Dark Life.
Grimwood‘s novel, which you can read more about over at Amazon, follows “a 43-year old radio journalist who dies, wakes up in his 18-year old body, and gets to relive his life over and over. With his original memory intact, he takes the opportunity to travel down roads he passed up the first time around.” It’s a premise that certainly brings to mind Duncan Jones‘ recent Source Code, though, as it spans the character’s life rather than a mere eight minutes, the potential for emotional significance seems to be greater.
Who would you like to see direct Replay?