It looks like we’re going to get another Armageddon / Dante’s Peak scenario, with Deadline reporting that Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) is set to direct an adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for the Chinese financiers Bliss Media.
Gans’ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is scheduled to go into production in the fall, as it Bryan Singer’s own take on the classic 1870 sci-fi novel, which is being produced by 20th Century Fox. Meanwhile, Disney also has James Mangold (The Wolverine) attached to their own project, entitled Captain Nemo, although that is an origin story as opposed to a straight-up adaptation of the book.
According to reports, Bliss Media’s 20,000 Leagues is looking to cast two Chinese actors for lead roles, and will move the narrative to a Chinese setting; it will be multi-lingual, and is said to have an “East-meets-West visual aesthetic.”
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Originally published June 30, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
