For a couple of years David Fincher has been hoping to remake 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea for Disney, but there have been a few problems with getting a greenlight – not least the fact that the failure of John Carter has made the studio a little shy of massive budget movies not based on superheroes.
However it now appears things are moving forward, with THR reporting that Disney is in talks to make 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo in Australia. The country is offering a rebate, which is worth between $12 and $30 million depending on which source you believe. If the studio decides to take the project down under, production would likely take place at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland and Fox Studios in Sydney. It’s likely to be the biggest production to ever take place in Australia.
However, previous reports that Brad Pitt would star in the film no longer appear to be true, although that could change once again when the script and shooting plans get firmer.
Scott Burns wrote the script, which based on Jules Verne’s classic novel about Captain Nemo and his incredible ship, the Nautilus.