Man Of Steel Writer David S. Goyer Will Helm The Breach

David S. Goyer has spent much of the past few years in superhero territory, co-writing Chris Nolan’s Batman movies, as well as the recent Man Of Steel and the upcoming Batman Vs. Superman. However he has also helmed the likes of Blade: Trinity and The Unborn.

Now he’s heading back behind the camera with the news that Lionsgate has acquired the rights to Patrick Lee’s 2009 novel The Breach, with Goyer attached to direct, according to THR. Justin Rhodes is writing the screenplay.

The book’s official description says, ‘Travis Chase, a man putting his life back together after fifteen years in prison, takes a solo hike into the Alaskan Rockies. He’s just looking for a quiet place to think about his future, but what he finds is trouble: a 747, downed in remote wilderness, the wreck impossibly undiscovered by authorities. Those aboard are dead, though not because of the crash. They’ve been shot.

‘This aircraft, along with the terrifying object it was transporting, is only the beginning for Travis. Within hours he finds himself at the center of a violent conflict that spans the globe, and a secret war that dates back three decades. A war for possession of radically advanced technology-that wasn’t created by human hands.”

Goyer first showed interest later last years but buying an option on the book. He took it to various studios last week, but while Warner Bros., Fox, Relativity Media and Millennium Entertainment showed interest, Lionsgate won out partly because they’re keen to fast-track the movie into production. There’s also potential for a franchise, as The Breach novel is followed by Ghost Country and Deep Sky.