With the next INDIANA JONES flick put on the back burners, Harrison Ford has signed on to star in outer space thriller GODSPEED, which will be produced by James Cameron via his Lightstorm Ent., reports VARIETY. The film is set to use the same 3D technology that Cameron used on his documentary GHOST OF THE ABYSS. Joining Cameron in the producer's chair will be Lightstorm's Rae Sanchini and Jon Landau.

The story, written by Ryne Douglas Pearson, whose novel become the feature MERCURY RISING, follows the crew of an international space station during a life-threatening situation. Lightstorm hopes to secure a studio partner and helmer soon and begin filming in the fall.