Ridley Scott and Hugh Jackman are taking their Treasure Island movie to Sony, which is in talks to acquire the package from the duo.
Scott will direct from a script by Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne, with Jackman starring in the feature based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel. The classic book told the story of a boy, Jim Hawkins, who sets sail to a remote island after discovering a treasure map and along the way deals with pirates, including the one-legged Long John Silver.
There have been multiple iterations over the years, from the 1950 Treasure Island movie released by Disney to the Muppet Treasure Island starring Tim Curry as Long John Silver and released by Disney in 1996. Scott will produce the new version with Michael Pruss via Scott Free.
Scott is next in theaters with Dog Stars, based on the post-apocalyptic novel by Peter Heller. The film arrives on Aug. 28 from 20th Century Studios and stars Jacob Elordi. The filmmaker is repped by CAA and Gang Tyre.
Jackman recently starred in A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, as well as The Sheep Detectives for Amazon MGM Studios. He previously played the pirate Blackbeard in Pan, the 2015 Peter Pan prequel from Warner Bros. He is repped by WME and Sloane Offer.
