Eagle Eye director to take on Jack the Giant Killer

We last caught up with D.J. Caruso just after the release of Eagle Eye last fall, and at the time he seemed to be a free agent, somewhat of a surprise for the man who also had a major hit with Disturbia. "It’s just got to be something I can give everything to," he said of his next project, "because between family and movies, that’s all I have in life."

Variety now reports that movie will be Jack the Giant Killer, a variation on the Jack and the Beanstalk legend that's inspired a number of films in the past. The story involves a fragile truce between humans and giants tested when a princess is kidnapped.

The scope and timetable of the new movie isn’t clear yet, but Caruso’s films have steadily increased in scale since the modest venture that established him as a filmmaker, 2002’s The Salton Sea. Whether or not he can still land Shia LaBeouf for the lead role will likely be a dicier prospect.

Related links:
Catching Up With... Alex Kurtzman and D.J. Caruso
Review: Eagle Eye
Review: Disturbia

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