Doug Liman Up to Direct 'Chaos Walking'

Image from Hollywood Reporter 

By Darian Scalamoni

Most young adult novel adaptations don’t formulate for the best results on screen. Though, The Hunger Games was a massive box office success, other titles like The Maze Runner, the Divergent series and most recently, The 5^th Wave haven’t done well in theaters; yet this newest adaptation might be our best attempt at another successful franchise.

          

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) is set to direct Chaos Walking. The thing that separates this from past efforts though is that the script is written by Oscar-winning screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Robert Zemeckis was previously attached to direct the movie.

            The story takes place in a world where all living creatures can hear other’s thoughts through images, words and sounds called “Noise”. It sounds like an interesting premise to say the least and it’ll add more of a thriller element to the YA genre. With a script from Kaufman, it adds even more mystery and suspense to the upcoming project.

            The big question is with this film being added onto Liman’s already loaded plate that includes Mena starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson and Jesse Plemons, which is due out in January 2017; The Wall starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson which is in pre-production and then projects like Luna Park also starring Cruise, where does superhero flick Gambit come into play? The movie has already been pushed multiple times due to problems with the lead actor Channing Tatum, script issues and the studio not being satisfied. It seems at this point that Gambit will not be released any time soon.