Duncan Jones and Jake Gyllenhaal Finding the SOURCE Together

Duncan Jones has his follow-up project to MOON already set, but it’s not going to be his original MUTE, as was previously believed.  According to Variety, Jones is set to direct the sci-fi thriller SOURCE CODE, and Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to take on the lead role.  The screenplay,  initially  written by Ben Ripley, has been tossed about Hollywood for a few years now.  Universal was set to begin production on it in 2007 with Topher Grace in the lead role at the time.  STATE OF PLAY screenwriter Billy Ray has reportedly had a hand in the latest script’s rewrites.

The film centers on a young soldier who awakes with his consciousness inside a train commuter.  He must relive a bombing of the train over and over again until it is determined what happened and who is behind it.

As Jones’ own Twitter account says:

Mute still in the plans, just slightly delayed. It’s a hard sell.. whereas Source Code came with an offer hard to refuse.

While it is great to hear that Jones is moving quickly to his next project, I cannot wait to see what he has in store for MUTE.  Having been a part of speaking with him at SXSW and hearing his plans for the film, it sounds like a film ripe with potential.

Summit Entertainment is backing SOURCE CODE.  Production is set to begin in the early part of 2010.