Now that the "Alexander" business is done and gone, Oliver Stone is thinking along more restrained lines for his next project with word today that he's in talks to direct "The Night Watchman" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The feature is an adaptation of James Ellroy's script about a disgraced police officer who fights to redeem himself once he discovers corruption in a police department around the same time period as the O.J. Simpson verdict.
The project, which has been in the works for some time and is currently being refinanced. Spike Lee was set to direct Keanu Reeves in the long-gestating project but has since dropped off to helm "Inside Man" for Universal Pictures. David Fincher was in talks to direct at one point as well. The producers are awaiting a new draft of the script from John Ridley and will then move toward closing deals with Stone and Reeves.
Thanks to 'Crows'.
