After making his name writing and directing The X-Files, it seemed James Wong would become a name to watch when he directed the first Final Destination movie. However he rather ruined that with the amazingly abysmal Dragonball: Evolution. Since then, not much has been heard from him (although he did work on the cancelled TV show, The Event), but now it’s been announced that Alloy Entertainment is teaming up with 24 producer Howard Gordon and director Wong for the sci-fi project 2084.
THR describes the story as a cross between 1984 and The Terminator. Set in the late 21st Century, 2084 tells the tale of a dystopian future where robots, who were created to help humans fight wars, now control humanity’s every move.
Wong and Gordon came up with the idea, and are now developing it both as a movie and a three-book trilogy, with HarperCollins buying the rights to the young adult series. Gregg Rosenblum will pen the books, but it isn’t clear who’ll write the movie (presumably Wong will both handle the script and direct, but that isn’t official yet).