Well, Bryan Singer is officially getting one project going from his large plate of potential projects that at various times included “Battlestar Galactica,” “Excalibur” and “X-Men: First Class.”
Production Weekly has confirmed that “Jack The Giant Killer” will start shooting this July in London and Iceland. Last month, it was announced that Singer was officially out of the director’s chair for “X-Men: First Class” due to his hectic schedule. 20th Century Fox loved the script that Jamie Moss (“Street Kings”) wrote based on Singer’s treatment, and fanboys were certainly eager for Singer to return to the franchise, but the studio, who want the film for 2011, will have to find someone else. Let’s just hope they go with someone of a slightly higher caliber than Brett Ratner.
“Jack The Giant Killer” centers around a war between giants and humans set off by the kidnapping of a princess, and the young farmer who sets off to the giant kingdom on a rescue mission. Given that writers Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, Race to Witch Mountain) and Darren Lemke (“Shrek Forever After”) penned the script, we’re guessing it’s going to be some kind of PG fantasy adventure thing. Earlier this year, Singer even expressed interest in shooting the film in 3D in the wake of the “Avatar” phenomenon but it remains to be seen if those plans are still in place. That said, given that it’s a co-production between New Line and Legendary Pictures, we think the 3D treatment isn’t out of the question as both banners have already had success in the new format.