Walden Media and New Line have joined forces to co-finance "Journey 3-D," a modern take on the Jules Verne classic "Journey to the Center of the Earth". FX expert Eric Brevig ("Total Recall", "Men in Black," "Pearl Harbor," "Signs") will make his feature directorial debut and D.V. DeVincentis ("High Fidelity") has written the script reports Variety.

Story centers on a teenager and his scientist father who stumble onto a message hidden in an ancient artifact. Their attempt to solve the riddle leads them into a previously unseen world and the creatures that inhabit it.

The film will be shot in live action, but the otherworldly landscapes and creatures will be supplied by high-definition, photo-real 3-D technology used for such films as "Ghosts of the Abyss" and for creature elements in the upcoming "The Chronicles of Narnia". Production will begin in April.

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