When legendary director Stanley Kubrick moved permanently from Hollywood to London in 1961, various things of his got lost in the transition.
Amongst those was the sole copy of an 80-page film treatment called "Lunatic at Large", a work Kubrick commissioned in the late 50's from the noir pulp novelist Jim Thompson.
Kubrick himself was apparently quite excited by the project until the move and other films like "Lolita" took precedent at the time. The scripts were locked in a trunk and for the most part forgotten about.
"He was always saying he wished he knew where it was, because it was such a great idea" said Kubrick's son-in-law Philip Hobbs recently.
Nearly four decades later, Hobbs found that treatment along with three other manuscripts and set about trying to make it into a movie.
Now, The Times reports that three of those efforts are set to see the light of day with "Lunatic" already landing key personnel.
Set in 1956 New York, "Lunatic" is a dark mystery thriller about an axe-murderer who has escaped from an asylum.
Edward R. Pressman & Charles Finch have signed onboard as producers.
Also joining the crew is Christopher Palmer who will direct. Stephen R. Clarke has fined tuned the script, and Colin Farrell has been offered the lead role.
The other scripts were "Killer's Kiss" which promises to "provide the missing link between A Clockwork Orange and The Shining"; an anti-war film set against the American Civil War entitled "The Down Slope", co-authored with historian Shelby Foote; and "God Fearing Man" based on the true story of a priest who became the biggest bank robber in America.
