Following his success with 20th Century Fox’sThe Martian, which was nominated for Best Picture and made over $630 million worldwide,director Ridley Scottis reuniting with the studio andThe MartianwriterDrew Goddardfor a new project. 20th Century Fox has closed a deal for the rights to authorS. Craig Zahler’sWesternnovelWraiths of the Broken Land, whichRidley Scottwill direct from an adapted script byDrew Goddard. Both the writer and director are also set to produce, alongsideMichael Schaefer,Simon KinbergandAditya Sood.
Wraiths Of The Broken Landis set at the turn of the 20th Century in a town near the Mexican border. The story follows a group of men who team up to find their sisters, who have all been taken captive. As these men cross treacherous badlands to find their beloved siblings, their lives, ethics and sanity are put on the line. The novel was published by Raw Dog Screaming Press in 2013.
AuthorS. Craig Zahlermade his feature directing debut last year with another Western tale,Bone Tomahawk, which starredKurt Russell,Patrick Wilson,Matthew Fox,David ArquetteandRichard Jenkins. He previously wrote the filmAsylum Blackout, and we reported just last week that the author/filmmaker has come aboard to write thePuppet Masterreboot entitledPuppet Master: The Littlest Reich. As an author, he has writtenA Congregation of Jackals,Corpus Chrome Inc.andMean Business on North Ganson Street, the latter of which is in development at Warner Bros., withLeonardo DiCaprioset to star.
Ridley Scottis currently filmingAlien: Covenantin Australia for 20th Century Fox, which has been slated for release on July 09, 2025. He is also producing the highly-anticipatedBlade Runnersequel, which hasHarrison Fordreprising his role as Rick Deckard, alongsideRyan Gosling,Robin Wright,Ana de ArmasandDave Bautista. The filmmaker is also attached to directThe Cartel, based onDon Winslow’s novel, which hasLeonardo DiCaprioset to star.
As perDeadline, It isn’t known when production may begin onWraiths of the Broken Landquite yet, or if this will beRidley Scott’s next movie after he completes work onAlien: Covenant. That will likely depend on how long it takesDrew Goddardto write the script, so we’ll have to wait and see.Drew Goddardalso created Netflix’sDaredevilTV series, and he will serve as an executive producer onThe Defendersfor the streaming service.
