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The studio has picked up a treatment titled "Leonardo da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever." Think "National Treasure" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by way of "Clash of the Titans."
Da Vinci is best known as the painter behind "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper," though he also was an inventor, engineer, architect, mathematician among many other occupations.
The project re-imagines Da Vinci as a member of a secret society who falls headlong into a supernatural adventure that pits the man against Biblical demons in a story involving secret codes, lost civilizations, hidden fortresses and fallen angels.
Adrian Askarieh, who is producing via his Prime Universe banner, came up with the idea and wrote the treatment, with a search for a writer now under way. Also producing are Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment.
In the wake of the worldwide success of "Sherlock Holmes," Warners seems eager to make more projects involving a period setting, a historical figure and the fantastical. Last week, the studio picked up a pitch involving Marco Polo, and it's back in business with "Holmes" director Guy Ritchie on a King Arthur project. |
