Wolfgang Petersen to Wage Old Man's War

[JakeSully]

Wolfgang Peterson is attached to an adaptation of the John Scalzi sciencefiction novel Old Man's War, Deadline is reporting. The property is set up at Paramount where David Self (Road to Perdition, The Wolfman) is attached to write.

Released in 2005, the original novel tells the tale of a futuristic army, the Colonial Defense Forces. An intergalactic Earth military, the CDF's soldiers are placed in updated versions of their own bodies and have their DNA enhanced by nanotechnology. At age 75, retired writer John Perry enlists and is given the gift of youth at the cost of miltary service. The original novel was followed by three sequels, "The Ghost Brigades", "The Last Colony" and "Zoe's Tale".

With traces of both Avatar and Joe Haldeman's classic novel Forever War (said to be in development with RidleyScott helming), Old Man's War is planned for a tentpole adaptation and will mark Peterson's first film since 2006's Poseidon.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=74644#ixzz1EoVTuFmZ
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[TruerToTheCore]

Not a good book by any means, but I'm still waiting for more military science fiction on the big screen so I hope this will get made.

 

[dude stannis]

True that. I'll take space marines any way I can get them in film.

 

[Octoberist]

Harrison Ford!

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Reading the book right now and it's entertaining enough. Should make for a pretty cool movie. Anyway this is from last October but hasn't been posted so I thought I'd update.

Boal set to rewrite 'Old Man's War'

Paramount Pictures has tapped Chris Boal to rewrite "Old Man's War," an adaptation of John Scalzi's sci-fi novel that Wolfgang Petersen is attached to direct and produce alongside Scott Stuber of Bluegrass Films.

Story follows a 75-year old man who, having lost the love of his life, is agrees to trade his old carcass for a younger, genetically-enhanced body so that he can join a military coalition sent to protect human colonies in outer space. Injured in battle, he's rescued by a woman who appears to be a younger version of his wife, and while she doesn't recognize him, he decides to abandon his unit and risk everything to be with her.

Back in Feb. 2011, "Road to Perdition" scribe David Self was hired to adapt "Old Man's War," the first title in a bestselling series that spans four books.

Kim Miller will exec produce the pic, while Bluegrass exec Alexa Faigen ("Safe House") will serve as associate producer.

"Old Man's War" is expected to be Petersen's first film since WB's 2006 actioner "Poseidon," which grossed only $60 million stateside.

A former playwright and emerging screenwriter, Boal was red-hot last summer when he sold a pair of pitches to Warner Bros., including a Viking-themed pic that "True Blood" thesp Alexander Skarsgard agreed to topline and produce with Atlas Entertainment. The other project is a sweeping epic about Roman general Julius Caesar, which Jonathan Liebesman is onboard to direct for Thunder Road. Boal previously penned the play "23 Knives," which concerns Caesar's autopsy. He also directed and produced the behind-the-scenes footage for the DVD release of "The Hurt Locker," which was written by his brother, Mark Boal.

 

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Netflix Options “Old Man’s War” Novels
By Garth Franklin
Friday, December 8th 2017 6:28 am


Netflix has acquired the film rights to John Scalzi’s Hugo Award-nominated modern sci-fi six-book series “Old Man’s War” with plans to develop the first novel as an original film for Jon Shestack Productions and Madhouse Entertainment.
Set centuries in the future, older citizens are given a choice: age and die on Earth or permanently leave the planet and join the Colonial Defence Forces which will transfer their minds into super-charged, battle-ready versions of their own younger bodies.
The story follows 75-year-old widower John Perry who, in his new body, leads his platoon through gruelling battles against hostile alien races. When he meets a soldier who looks like a younger version of his beloved deceased wife, everything he thought he knew about his new life and the war he’s fighting is turned upside down.
Robyn Meisinger and Adam Kolbrenner will produce. Previously the books were being developed by Wolfgang Petersen as a film for Paramount, before the US SyFy channel took it over with hopes of spawning a TV series. Neither version took off.
Source: Empire Online

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Great book. Been waiting for some to film it for a while.

 

[:eek:]

Steven Spielberg to Direct Sci-Fi Epic ‘Old Man's War' — World of Reel

Spielberg is set to direct an adaptation of "Old Man’s War" based on John Scalzi’s bestselling sci-fi series. The film is currently in development, and since this is not up next for Spielberg, there’s obviously no word yet on casting.

www.worldofreel.com

 

[DarkKnight88]

Could be fun to see him reunite with Harrison Ford for this.