J.J. Abrams, the creator of superspy drama "Alias" and this recent season's biggest small screen hit "Lost" is busy filling his future schedule with bigger plans. As if helming "Mission: Impossible III" wasn't big enough, the man is now attached to direct Universal Pictures' "The Good Sailor," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The drama being written by Brent Hanley revolves around the sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis. On July 30, 1945, the Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea. Hundreds went down with the ship, but about 900 sailors were left in shark-infested waters.
The ship was never missed, and by the time the survivors were spotted by accident five days later, only 316 remained. The ship's captain, Charles McVay III, was later court-martialed for the incident, the only World War II Navy captain to be court-martialed for losing his ship.
The tale was previously shown on-screen in the 1991 TV movie "Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the USS Indianapolis" which starred the likes of David Caruso, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Thomas and Stacey Keach. However many remember the story from Robert Shaw's chilling monologue in 1975's "Jaws".
This version sees Chris Moore producing with Abrams, who will oversee the development of the story.
Thanks to 'Renegade Biter'.
