Justin Marks rewriting ‘20,000 Leagues’

You may have already heard about Disney’s remake of the classic Kirk Douglas action/adventure ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ but, apparently things haven’t gone quite as planned. Justin Marks has been brought on by Disney to rewrite the script for the remake. Actually, the film will be more of a sequel than a remake. The official title will be ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo’.

Remake will serve as an origin story of Nemo as he creates his warship, the Nautilus. Characters come from the Jules Verne novel and the 1954 actioner, that was the first live action film made by Walt Disney. — Variety

Justin Marks is something of a hot commodity in Hollywood right now. He’s written the scripts for in development projects including ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’, ‘Voltron: Defender of the Universe’, ‘Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li’ and for the untitled Green Arrow project. However, it’s yet to be determined if all this hype is due, as none of his films have met the eyes of the audience yet.

[source: Variety]