Liam Neeson To Star In Brian Kirk's NARCO SUB For Fox

It's been a while since we heard anything about Safe House scribe David Guggenheim's script for 20th Century Fox's planned production of Narco Sub, and not too long since action star Liam Neeson kicked off the year with two action thrillers of his own, Taken 3 and last month's Run All Night. On that note, the latest report from The Wrap has confirmed the actor's role in the new film in addition to TV veteran Brian Kirk's attachment to direct.

Simon Kinberg and Ridley Scott will produce with executive producers Aditya Sood and Elishia Holmes of Genre Films and Scott Free Productions for Guggenheim's script which will see Neeson under durress as a disgraced American naval officer forced to navigate a drug-loaded into the U.S. undetected. There's no word yet on who will join the cast but the film will undoubtedly be one of several more action roles Neeson plans on portraying before he finally retires from kicking any more ass on the big screen if his recent statements are anything to go by.

Kinberg latest producer credits, Josh Trank's Fant4stic and Star Wars: The Force Awakens are coming in August and December, respectively, while we await further info on his latest assignment to help produce Ruairí Robinson's The Levithian for the big screen with Chappie helmer Neill Blomkamp. Scott's latest directorial gig with Matt Damon's lead in the sci-fi actioner, The Martian, arrives this November while Scott plans further producer and executive producer efforts in Prometheus 2 and director Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner sequel starring Harrison Ford.

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Kinberg And Blomkamp Board Robinson's THE LEVIATHAN

It wasn't too long ago that Irish filmmaker Ruairí Robinson impressed the hell out of the internet with The Leviathan, an original short conceptual sci-fi video with fitting nods to Moby Dick, set in the 22nd century where mankind has colonized many worlds and supraluminal travel is made possible by harvesting exotic matter from eggs of large creatures. It's been scoring points since making the rounds earlier this month and fans and critics have been advocating in support of Robinson and his contribution to the genre as an independent piece completed thanks in part to financing from the Irish Film Board and a jestful moment with Fight Club (1999) and Jumper (2008) scribe Jim Uhls which evidently spawned the creativity we now see in the video.

This week, it's all turning out quite favorably for Robinson with all the publicity he's been getting, now with word from Deadline that X-Men franchise scribe and film producer Simon Kinberg and District 9, Elysium and Chappie helmer Neill Blomkamp are on board as producer and executive producer, resepctively. The two beat out a whole roster of names looking to back the project with Kinberg whose first-look deal with 20th Century Fox could grant The Leviathan the backing it needs, and rightfully so. Blomkamp's attachment also lends credibility and significance to the project having lately become a champion favorite of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling among the niche, particularly since solidifying his position last month to direct the next Alien movie with Sigorney Weaver (and maybe Michael Biehn).

If this is at all news to you, then I invite you watch this concept below. This is about to be huge and you may not want to sleep on this.