Randall Wallace Takes a Swing at McG’s Captain Nemo

I’ll make no bones about it: I don’t see how screenwriter Justin Marks is getting all this work in Hollywood, especially since the only movie of his that has been produced and actually seen (though that’s debatable) has been the unGodly awful “Street Fighter” movie. Maybe someone actually saw “Street Fighter” and decided this guy can’t write dialogue or form a coherent narrative structure to save his life, because Disney has brought Randall Wallace onboard to do a pass on McG’s upcoming remake of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”.

THR says the remake, which may eventually go with the simpler title of “Captain Nemo”, will be more action-adventure heavy, and trace the origins of Captain Nemo and his submarine warship, the Nautilus. No word yet on what direction Disney will go, though anyone hoping for an Indian Captain Nemo should probably stop holding their breath now. It ain’t gonna happen.

Wallace (“Braveheart”, “We Were Soldiers”) may have been brought onboard to tailor the script for a specific actor in order to land him. That’s just speculation, of course, although McG has made it publicly known that he wants Will Smith for the role.

Previous writers who have taken cracks at the script include Bill Marsilii and the aforementioned Justin Marks. (Seriously, how does this guy keep getting jobs? Has anyone in Hollywood seen how sucky the dialogue and writing in “Street Fighter” was???)

Brigham Taylor and Todd Murata are producing the remake for Disney.

Below: “Ah, so we meet again, my two-legged nemesis.”