Zak Penn Boards ‘The Argonauts’

Zak Penn, who is best known for adapting such comicbook properties as ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and ‘X-Men’ for the bigscreen, is writing and will produce “The Argonauts” for 20th Century Fox.

‘The Argonauts’ is based on Penn’s original take on the classic Greek tale. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were a band of heroic sailors who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts name comes from the sailors’ ship, the Argo.

John Davis (Alien v. Predator) is also on board to produce ‘The Argonauts.’

DreamWorks is developing a project, also titled ‘The Argonauts,’ about a group of treasure hunters who discover the wreck of the mythological sunken ship thought to have been captained by Jason, and are transported back in time to ancient Greece.

Penn is also writing ‘The Avengers’ which is based on the Marvel comicbook.