Skyscraper

[Galactus]

Universal Developing Skyscraper Disaster Pic
Source: Variety October 28, 2008


Universal has preemptively bought Mike Sobel's disaster-action pitch Skyscraper, reports Variety. Neal Moritz is producing via his Original Film.

The project is described as a modern-day Towering Inferno, in which a Donald Trump-esque developer sets out to build a mile-high structure in Chicago. When the tower starts to falter, a crew must rescue the city from mayhem.

Original's Tania Landau is executive producing.

Sobel, a former New York criminal lawyer, moved to Los Angeles 18 months ago to pursue a writing career. His first screenplay, also a disaster project, titled Animals, sold to Columbia with Moritz producing as well.

 

[Alien Anal]

ooo will there be 9/11 whingings going i wonder

 

[dark_b]

wasnt there a similar german movie that was set in berlin?

 

[C. W. Saturn]

A remake of

???

 

[:eek:]

Variety reported on Skyscraper back in 2008, which it "described as a modern-day Towering Inferno, in which a Donald Trump-esque developer sets out to build a mile-high structure in Chicago. When the tower starts to falter, a crew must rescue the city from mayhem."

Today's press release follows:


Action star and producer Paul Walker has signed a two-year first-look production pact with Universal Pictures to house his Laguna Ridge Pictures, the studio announced today. The first project under this agreement is the action thriller Skyscraper, based on an original idea by Mike Sobel. Walker will executive produce and star, with Neil Moritz's Original Films producing.

 

[Rowsdower!]

A remake of

???

YES!

Sidenote: wasn't Tanya Harding in that movie too?