James Wong ("Final Destination", "Black Christmas") will rewrite and direct the WWII horror film "The Watch" for New Line reports Variety.

The story focuses on a team of soldiers sent on a mission that can help end World War II and battle a supernatural force.

The script by John Claflin and Daniel Zelman was picked up in 2001 but put into turnaround. Producers Matt LeBlanc and John Goldstone managed to get Wong attached, after which New Line reacquired it and put it on the fast track.