Now, the filmmaker has another in his future as the deadline reports Paramount Pictures has bought the screen rights to the science fiction of John Scalzi’s novel Old Man’s War, the first of a series of four books. But unlike most of the major projects of science fiction, it has a 75-year old man who enlists in the Colonial Defense ForcesAll books were included in the agreement with Petersen in charge of directing a script by David Self (Road to Perdition). Although it has not directed a film since 2006’s Poseidon (film disastrous, both in plot and execution), the director Wolfgang Petersen has been yet linked to projects like Rock ‘Em Sock’ Em Robots as recently as the summer past.
However, it is not like going to see a fight in the area of geriatrics. Sounds very very epicThose who enter the program according to abandon their previous lives on earth behind, and promised them land if they live remote human colonies. She does not recognize, but is so convinced he has another chance with her that leaves your unit and risks everything to be with her. The story really is the man trade in his old body of a young, genetically enhanced to let you use their decades of experience combined with the skill, athleticism and youth. Wounded in battle, is rescued by a special forces officer seems to be a younger version of his wife.
Although Poseidon and absence of 5 years of running the game does not inspire much confidence, the work of Petersen past with films like Air Force One, the outbreak and still keep perfect storm credible. And if all goes well, we may even be in line for a franchise of The Ghost Brigades, the last colony and the story of Zoe, the remaining books in the series .. Good soundThis sounds like it has the potential to be a big action movie science-fiction, and although it would be great if it were an original idea, the source material sounds like a good basis for a movie.
