Just as director Joe Carnahan (The A-Team) exits the drama Umbra, the project gains a new director and screenwriter. Deadline reports that Casino Royale director Martin Campbell has been set to helm the pic, which centers on âa business man who gets a mysterious package in the mail and gets caught up in a government conspiracy.â In addition to Campbell jumping onboard, Paul Haggis (Crash) has been brought on to rewrite the screenplay. Haggis previously did rewrite work for Campbell on Royale, so the two have a rapport. Deadlineâs report says Carnahanâs exit from the project was amicable, as The Grey director dropped out for personal reasons.The original draft of the script was written by Steven Karczynski and Carnahan had done some rewriting before he left. Thereâs no word on the extent to which Haggis will rework the script, but production is set to begin in the spring so I presume it's fairly minimal. Campbell is coming off of the less-than-stellar Green Lantern, and was recently tapped to helm the pilot for ABCâs thriller series The Last Resort. While Green Lantern was a giant misstep, Iâm usually a fan of Campbellâs work so Iâm excited to see him move back to more dramatic material.
Martin Campbell to Direct Conspiracy Drama UMBRA; Paul Haggis Rewriting Screenplay
Martin Campbell to Direct Conspiracy Drama UMBRA; Paul Haggis Rewriting Screenplay. Joe Carnahan was originally set to direct Umbra, but dropped out.