Jose Padilha, the director of Elite Squad and Sony Pictures’ RoboCop reboot, has signed on to direct Mindcorp, a science fiction thriller in development through Warner Bros. Pictures and Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang. The plot, which is largely being kept under wraps, comes from an unpublished story written by Padilha and involves next-generation mind-body experimentation and a priest who becomes responsible for the survival of humanity. Dwain Worrell (Walking the Dead, Operator) is attached to adapt the tale for the screen.
Warner Bros executives Jon Berg and Jon Gonda are overseeing the project on behalf of the studio. Shannon Gaulding is overseeing for Hollywood Gang.
Among his many projects, Nunnari is currently developing Robotech at Sony Pictures. He is also developing The Thicket, with Peter Dinklage attached to star; and Odysseus with Fedor Bondarchuk attached to direct. That latter project now appears to be facing some competition as, earlier today, Lionsgate revealed that they have their own take on Homer’s epic poem in the works.
Worrell is repped by Jon Cassir / CAA and Adam Kolbrenner / Madhouse. Padilha is repped by David Kopple / CAA and Bard Dorros / Anonymous Content.
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