McG and Breck Eisner Circling Universal's 'Ouija' Adventure Film« FirstShowing.net

Though we heard that Taken director Pierre Morel mightventure into the supernaturalwith Universal's adaptation of theOuija"board game,"the filmmaker has since moved on topotentially take onthe Sam Raimi producedEarth Defense Force. Now we have word that two frontrunners to direct the project with a scriptfromTron Legacyscreenwritersthat veers away from the expected horror treatment of the board and moves into action adventure territory akin toNational Treasure.Heat VisionsaysMcG(Terminator Salvation) andBreck Eisner(The Crazies) are the two names who are pitching their take on the Hasbro property to the studio.

Though the plot of the story itself is being kept underwraps, it apparently involves a family getting caught up in a supernatural adventure with flares ofThe MummyandIndiana Jones. With a release date already set forNovember 9, 2012, the studio is eager to set a director as soon as possible, but the process has been an arduous one. Not only did Morel not make the cut, but directors like Sylvain White (The Losers), John Moore (Max Payne) and Scott Stewart (Legion) have already been passed over after their studio presentations didn't instill a lot of confidence. Personally, I'd rather see Breck Eisner tackle any project instead of McG any day.How about you?

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