Contributed by Silas Lesnick
Movie website href="http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-mcg-wants-a-bad-boy-to-go-20-000-leagues-under-the-sea-5987">Latino Review caught a nice scoop at the "Terminator: Salvation" preview in New York; it seems that McG already knows exactly who he'd like to see piloting the Nautilus in his recently-announced re-adaptation of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea": Will Smith.
These days, the name Nemo may call up images of an adorable cartoon clownfish but (while Smith has played a cartoon fish before) McG is looking at something a bit more faithful to the original novel, explaining that the charm of the character is in making him both hero and villain. Read more...
McG is leaving post-apocalyptic landscapes and Terminator models behind, and heading out to sea. According to Variety, he will be directing "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo" for Disney. Studios have been vying to snag the red-hot director after he wrapped "Terminator: Salvation," and Disney finally won his valuable time by adding a colon to the title. Or by paying him $8 million against 7% of the gross. Either way, it's good to be McG!