Columbia Pictures has tapped INDEPENDENCE DAY director Roland Emmerich to direct 10,000 B.C., a prehistoric epic that depicts tribal life at the dawn of modern man, according to the trades. This film is the first under Emmerich's production deal with Columbia, which he signed in April.
John Orloff (HBO's BAND OF BROTHERS) is writing a new draft of the script, which is based on an idea that Emmerich forged a decade ago. Emmerich and Harald Kloser wrote the original screenplay.
Emmerich and producing partner Michael Wimer will produce through their Centropolis Ent. company. Kloser and Tom Karnowski are set to exec produce. Columbia svp production Sam Dickerman and vp production Rachel O'Connor will shepherd.
The story will follow a young mammoth hunter as he journeys into uncharted lands to find food for his starving tribe.
The film will go before the lens next year.
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