Shawn Levy To Direct ‘Crater’, A Sci-Fi Coming-Of-Age Film Set On The Moon
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of directorShawn Levy? For many movie-literate fans, the answer is probably the uber-bankableNight at the Museumfilm franchise. But lately, Levy has earned some Cool Points™ as a producer of Netflix’s mega-hit seriesStranger Things, and now it sounds like he’s found a sci-fi coming-of-age story of his own to direct withCrater.
Varietyreports that 20th Century Fox has purchased the script for a sci-fi movie calledCraterwhich Levy intends to direct. Here’s their description of the plot:
Levy spent some of his early years in the industry directing episodes of shows likeThe Secret World of Alex Mack, Animorphs, andThe Famous Jett Jackson. Say what you will about the guy’s directorial efforts (and hey, I really digReal Steel!), but with that early work and his work onStranger Things, he certainly has a good handle on high concept premises involving child protagonists. (He also producedThe Spectacular Now, a terrific coming-of-age indie movie from a few years ago.)Cratersounds like it’s very much in his wheelhouse.
The script comes from writerJohn J. Griffin, and this will mark his first produced project. Griffin apparently did some work on a screenplay for a movie that hasn’t been made yet calledRomeo & Juliet: The War, which, frankly, sounds like a godawful concept; however, the good news is thatCraterended up at #5 on the 2015 Black List – a list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year that’s voted on by industry insiders. The original idea for the movie came from a VFX veteran namedRpin Suwannath(most of theX-Menmovies,Superman Returns, 2014’sGodzilla), who will now be one of this film’s executive producers.
What do you think about the concept forCrater? Do you envision it being a new favorite for the young adult crowd, or do you think it could have the same level of crossover potential as something likeStranger Things?
