‘Star Trek Beyond’ Writer Doug Jung To Script ‘God Particle’ For Bad Robot And Paramount
Earlier this year, screenwriterDoug JungjoinedSimon Peggaboard the Enterprise to finally get thatStar Trek Beyondscriptinto shooting shape. Though it’ll be some time before we see how their efforts turned out, Paramount andJ.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, at least, seem pleased with the results so far. They’ve re-teaming with Jung to get the ball rolling on another of their projects, the low-budget sci-fiGod Particle.
Paramount and Bad Robot originally scooped upGod ParticlefromOren Uziel(22 Jump Street,Freaks of Nature)in 2012. The plan at the time was to make the movie for less than $5 million, employing the same low-risk strategy that’s steered the studio’sParanormal Activityfranchise. The exact numbers may or may not have changed since then, butGod Particleis still expected to be a fairly low-budget affair. Abrams will produce with his Bad Robot partnerBryan Burk.
TheWrapreports Jung will revise Uziel’s screenplay forJulius Onahtodirect. Here’s how the story was described in 2012:
Jung won theStar Trek Beyondco-writing job after working with Paramount and Bad Robot on an earlier script calledDiamond. His other credits include James Foley’s 2003 grifter movieConfidenceand the TV showsBig Love,Dark Blue, andBanshee.
Onah’s first full-length feature,The Girl Is in Trouble, debuted earlier this year. He has also been working onBrilliance, an X-Men like sci-fi about people with superpowers. Jared Leto was in talks to star asof last year, replacing Will Smith, but the project doesn’t seem to have made much progress since then. To get a taste of Onah’s talents, check out the trailer for hisThe Girl Is in Troublebelow:
