Followers of In Search of, Unsolved Mysteries, Airport ‘77, and different media investigating a very particular cult phenomena, rejoice: the Bermuda Triangle is finally getting a splashy Hollywood revival. Director Marc Webb (The Wonderful Spider-Man and its sequel, plus Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow White) has signed on to helm Skydance’s long-promised action-adventure movie set within the mysterious zone.
Deadline had the primary information of Webb’s hiring, and cautions “whereas the studio has been engaged on the challenge for a while, this model remains to be in early days as no author has been hooked up and till WGA strike ends, that may stay the identical.” The commerce additionally notes that Webb shouldn’t be slated to co-write, although he’ll collaborate with whoever will get the gig post-strike. As for the plot, “will probably be set within the mysterious patch of the Caribbean the place planes and ships have gone lacking over time.”
That doesn’t inform us a lot, however producers Skydance—who had a hand in Prime Gun: Maverick and Mission: Unimaginable – Useless Reckoning Half One—know a factor or two about planes doing wild, over-the-top motion sequences, and superhero film vet Webb, who was additionally an government producer on the Nationwide Treasure-ish Paramount+ collection Blood and Treasure, additionally has his “check-out-this-audacious-stunt” bona fides. So whereas Bermuda Triangle junkies can hope to see some supernatural and/or extraterrestrial shenanigans as a part of the plot, we will no less than assume some top-notch motion might be on the desk. (Aliens would even be cool, although.)
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