Brian Grazer will produce and Ron Howard may direct a remake of the 1970 sci-fi film Colossus: The Forbin Project. The original was directed by Joseph Sargent and starred Eric Braeden, George Stanford Brown, and Susan Clark.
According to Variety Jason Rothenberg will work on the screenplay. Universal and Imagine Entertainment are hoping to start work on Colossus after Ron Howard directs the Da Vinci Code prequel Angels and Demons.
Colossus is based on the D F Jones novel originally published in 1966. In Jones' novel, Dr Charles Forbin creates the ultimate computer that is not only super powerful but also gains consciousness and wants to rule over humanity. Variety reports the new film will combine elements from Jones' Colossus trilogy - Colossus, The Fall of Colossus, and Colossus and the Crab.
Source: Variety
