Dean Israelite and "Grace of Monaco" writer Arash Amel are in final negotiations to join the production. Israelite makes his directing debut on Platinum Dunes' time travel-themed found footage flick Project Almanac at one time also known as Welcome to Yesterday.
Israelite replaces Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses," "The King of Kong") who was linked as both writer/director three years ago, but has decided to work on the live-action, big-budget video game series film adaptation "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" instead.
The original pic starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, and centered on a whiz kid computer programmer who finds a way inside the government's military computer system--possibly starting a nuclear war
Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, and Dennis Lipscomb co-starred.
The original film received three Oscar nominations and made almost seven times its budget at the box-office in just North America. Reviews were strong at the time, particularly for its last twenty minutes set within NORAD.
A DTV sorta sequel called WarGames: The Dead Code starring Matt Lanter debuted in '08 and while it tried very hard...
The new version follows a teenage hacker who unwittingly sets off a virus bent on destroying the world's computer systems.
The Fault in Our Stars actor Ansel Elgort and "Mud, "The Tree of Life" star Tye Sheridan are on the shortlist for the young male lead.
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