Ridley Scott will direct "Shadow Divers," a Fox 2000 adaptation of Robert Kurson bestseller that'll be produced under Ridley's Scott Free production banner says Empire Online.

Scott, who last helmed "Kingdom of Heaven," hasn't committed to his next film and due its complexity, "Shadow" may not be it either as it requires significant prep time. Fox 2000 bought the book last year and hired William Broyles ("Cast Away," "Jarhead") to adapt.

The story follows two wreck divers who in 1991 discovered the hull of a German U-boat in waters off New Jersey. The divers spent seven years searching for the truth behind the ship and men who died inside it.

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