Ridley Scott must feel that after helming his upcoming epic, Exodus, Biblical dramas are a good bet, as he’s partnering once more with 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment fora movieabout King David, according to Variety.
Jonathan W. Stokes (Blood Mountain) will write the screenplay, which has the working title David. It’s likely tofocus onthe period when he wasKing of Israel, well afterhis early exploitsdefeating the mighty Goliath.
It appears Ridley Scott is currently just attached to produce, but as with the many porjects he has in development, if he likes the direction it’s going in, he may step in to direct.
If he does helm, it’ll be a while until he gets around to it, as it’s believed be will shoot The Martian withMatt Damon this autumn, and it’s been suggested he wants to move straight onto Prometheus 2 after that (which already has a March 2016 release date pencilled in, although most expect that to slip).