Nolan, Others May Be Slipping into "The Twilight Zone"
Sept. 30, 2011


Warner Bros. is clearly bent on transporting its untitled Twilight Zone pic to a higher dimension, as the studio is focusing on top-tier directors — much as it did in its 1983 version.

But unlike that pic, which had four helmers steering separate segments, this project will feature a single storyline and one director.



Mutual interest is brewing between WB and at least three individuals: Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuaron, Variety's Justin Kroll exclusively reports.

(Insiders also say David Yates was on the short list, though his prospects have waned.)






Nolan has emerged as the front-runner to get the offer, and though his close relationship with the studio is well documented, it’s not clear whether he’d take on the project, given its similarities to Inception.

There’s also a dark horse in the mix: Rupert Wyatt, whose Rise of the Planet of the Apes drew rave reviews and more than $400 million worldwide.





The 1983 pic was split into four stories, each helmed by an A-list director: Steven Spielberg, John Landis, Joe Dante and George Miller.

http://www.showblitz.com/2011/09/nolan-others-may-be-slipping-into-the-twilight-zone.html

Just don't hire Landis. He shouldn't be allowed to work on this kind of movie again, after what he had done to Vic Morrow.

Matt Reeves to helm Twilight Zone
Oct. 15, 2011
by Justin Kroll


Warner Bros. has tapped Matt Reeves to helm The Twilight Zone.

Leonardo DiCaprio will produce through his Appian Way banner along with Jennifer Davisson Killoran and Michael Ireland.

Jason Rothenberg penned the script.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118044550?categoryid=13&cs=1&cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CFilmNews

Holmes Scribe Tapped for Twilight Zone Rewrite
Wed., Nov. 30, 2011
by Justin Kroll


Invictus and Sherlock Holmes scribe Tony Peckham is in final negotiations to rewrite The Twilight Zone for Warner Bros. and Appian Way.

Matt Reeves is set to direct from a script originally penned by Jason Rothenberg.



Warner Bros. is targeting the pic as a tentpole, and unlike the 1983 feature that had four separate storylines, this pic will have one story with elements from the "Twilight Zone" universe.

Leonardo DiCaprio will produce through Appian Way along with his partner Jennifer Davisson Killoran and Michael Ireland.



Peckham has been in the studio's good graces as of late penning scripts such as Sherlock Holmes, Invictus and The Book of Eli for WB and is also currently working on Yucatan for the studio and Team Downey.

He is repped by WME and Annoymous Content.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118046847?refCatId=13

Just don't hire Landis. He shouldn't be allowed to work on this kind of movie again, after what he had done to Vic Morrow.

And those two kids. Imagine what CGI would had done had it been in use in the 1980s. Sadly it was not put into use until the 1990s. RIP Vic and those two kids. :(

WB Sets Scribe To Rewrite Twilight Zone
by Jeff Snider
June 6, 2012


Joby Harold, who was tapped to rewrite Warner Bros.' tentpole All You Need Is Kill, is now in negotiations to rewrite The Twilight Zone for WB and Appian Way.

Cloverfield helmer Matt Reeves is set to direct from a script originally penned by Jason Rothenberg and subsequently rewritten by Sherlock Holmes scribe Anthony Peckham.

Warner Bros. has been looking for a sci-fi-friendly scribe to get the script into shooting shape, as the studio views the pic as a potential tentpole.





Unlike the 1983 feature that had four separate storylines, this pic will have one story that features elements from the "Twilight Zone" universe made popular by Rod Serling's classic TV series.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran and Michael Ireland will produce for Appian Way.





Harold previously wrote and directed the 2007 medical thriller Awake starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba.

Harold is repped by CAA and attorney Carlos Goodman.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055135.html?