THE CROW director Alex Proyas has been rather quiet since 2009’s lukewarm KNOWING, starring Nicolas Cage. To be fair, he was set to direct all-star warring-angel epic PARADISE LOST before the studio baulked at the huge budget and cancelled production. His screenplay for a new re-telling of the Dracula story was also scrapped and is now set to collect dust on the shelf. Proyas, who previously helmed visual blockbuster I, ROBOT and cult-thriller DARK CITY, is now possibly taking charge of fantasy-adventure GODS OF EGYPT.
The only thing known, so far, is that it will tell the age-old story of a ‘common thief’, who unites with a God on a journey through the iconic lands of the pyramids. Proyas will collaborate again with his DRACULA: YEAR ONE writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. He recently signed on to direct the mysterious-sounding THE UNPLEASANT PROFESSION OF JONATHAN HOAG, but there is no word yet on which will shoot first, providing Proyas signs on of course.
Source: Variety
