The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Robert Zemeckis is coming back to live-action; he is currently in talks to direct “Flight”, a drama written by scriptwriter John Gatins, which will tell the story of a alcoholic and drug-addled pilot who rescues his plane and his passengers when his plane malfunctions. When the FAA discovers the pilot’s past, they attempt to sidesweep it in order to preserve the pilot’s image, who is trying to change his life. Currently, Denzel Washington is loosely attached to the project.
When the script was property of Dreamworks, Gatins was set to direct, but once the company split with Paramount, the script became Paramount property.
Zemeckis is known for directing and producing films such as “Back to the Future”, “Cast Away”, and “Forrest Gump”, but has also become known for CGI motion-capture films such as “The Polar Express”, “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” and the recent box office disaster “Mars Needs Moms”. I’m personally glad he’s back to directing live-action films because the Uncanny Valley-type images his CGI movies have just creep me out.
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