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James Mangold is set to direct “Captain Nemo” for Disney.
The project is said to be an origin story based on Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea”, with Sebastian Gutierrez working on the latest draft of the script.
The Jules Verne story centres on Captain Nemo as he creates his warship Nautilus. Disney originally turned the story into a live action movie in 1954 which became the second-highest-grossing film that year, won three Oscars and became the basis for a Disney theme park attraction.
Deadline reported the news first.
