Hancock director Peter Berg is creating a new version of Hercules for Universal.
According to
Variety, Berg will produce and will develop to direct
Hercules: The Thracian Wars. Ryan Condal will write the script, based on a five-issue comicbook series by Steve Moore that debuted in May through Radical Publishing.
"What resonated for them was that this was character driven, about a character who's more man than god, with conflicts and redemption," Barry Levine said.
No production date has been set.
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i think some of my friends may have an unhealthy obsession with jason bateman, but he is a likeable dude.
i heard good things about the kingdom (thats with bateman, right?) but havent seen it. in fact the only one of his movies i did see was the rundown, which i wasnt crazy about, but i heard 'very bad things; was okay.
at any rate the success of hancock could be attributed to will smith, im pretty sure that no one in the general public even knows that it was directed by the great white hype.
hahaha, the great white hype, i liked that movie.
of course im overlooking what seems to be the deciding factor in whether or not a person has skills--- the movie made a lot of money.
but despite the payoff i still think he has a ways to go before he finds himself on my "favorite director" list.