OFF THE WIRE
Eric Whitman
dailyblam.com
With several projects to which he is already attached, the Unstoppable director is picking up yet another from the scriptwriter of Safe House David Guggeneheim.
Not much is known about the plot of David Guggeneheim's script except for the subject matter expressed in its title. Narco-Subs are submersible vehicles used for drug trafficking in South and Central America. They are especially built small for stealth to avoid radar. This adds to an already full slate for the prolific filmmaker. Most recently, he was reportedly in the running to direct a remake of the Western classic The Wild Buch and is heavy into pre-production on the Sonny Barger biopic Hell's Angels about the infamous biker gang of the same name that has Stephen Gaghan on writing duties. That project is looking for it's lead. It has been reported that the filmmaker is seeking out Jeff Bridges, who has his own very busy schedule.
Also on the table are the Top Gun reinvention, an adaption of John Grisham's The Associate, and the crime drama Potzdamer Platz. As a producer, Scott has several television projects brewing and has his brother Ridley's much anticipated spiritual successor to the Alien franchise entitled Prometheus and Liam Neeson starrer The Grey, both of which release next year.