David S. Goyer Will Return To Directing With THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

THR reports that screenwriter David S. Goyer will be returning to the world of directing with new version of The Count of Monte Cristo. The project comes from Constantin Films and Impact films best known for their Resident Evil franchise. However, the producers have been branching out with period adventure films such as The Three Musketeers and the upcoming disaster project Pompeii. David currently doesn't have writing duites on the project as Michael Robert Johnson (Pompeii) has adapted the screenplay.

Goyer has had a very solid upswing in his career lately developing stories for Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, getting the ball rolling on Legendary's Godzilla reboot and apparently a solid effort with Man of Steel. Warner Bros. is rumored to have already hired Goyer to begin work on a Superman sequel to Steel and even rumbling of possible screenwriting gig on Justice League. It will be interesting to see if Goyer has learned new tricks as a filmmaker since his previous outings Blade Trinity and The Unborn didn't connect with audiences. To be clear this is the studio behind The Resident Evil franchise, so they could be looking for mindless 3D action over substance.

Emily Browning And Jared Harris Join Kit Harington In POMPEII

THR reports that Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) and Jared Harris (Benjamin Button, Mad Men, Lincoln. Sherlock Holmes 2) have joined the cast of Paul W.S. Anderson's (Three Musketeers) Pompeii which has Game of Thrones star Kit Harington (Seventh Son, Silent Hill 2) in the lead. You might remember Jared had a supporting role in Resident Evil 2 which could be how Anderson wrangled him into this project. Let's just hope the film ends up a little more coherent than his Resident Evil movies since it does seem to have an interesting setting and potential to be an entertaining flick.

Pompeii is set in 79 A.D. and follows Milo (Kit Harington), a slave-turned-invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Flavia (Emily Browning), a wealthy merchant's daughter who unwillingly has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman general. Jared Harris will play Flavia's father Lucretius.