New Line Takes on the Titans Source: Variety Monday, September 15, 2003
New Line has bought the pitch Titans and set Michael France (The Hulk) to write the script.
The unusual film is a coming-of-age story of a group of teens who just happen to be the future gods of Mt. Olympus. The story begins when they are teenage mortals in Greece who've learned of their futures and must come to grips with their destiny.
The central figures are Zeus, Hera, Hades and Poseidon, and the teens must embrace their powers soon because the planet is being ransacked by the Titans, who consist of unsavory figures such as Kronos and Lucifer.
The project will be produced by Horseshoe Bay Productions, run by Gary Foster and director Mark Steven Johnson. Those two have a spring production start at Sony on
Ghost Rider, with Nicolas Cage starring. They are also working on a Daredevil follow-up to be built around the character of Elektra, played by Alias star Jennifer Garner. That film is being scripted by Raven Metzner and Stu Zicherman and will begin production during Garner's series hiatus next summer. They are also producing Father Knows Best at Paramount and Nickelodeon, with Tim Allen starring early next year.
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