Harrison Ford is currently looking for his next role, and that could come in Chris Sanders’ Call Of The Wild as Ford enters talks.
Ford would play John Thornton, a prospector braving the Yukon on the hunt for gold. The film is adapted from the 1903 Jack London novel about the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s.
The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sleigh dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization and relies on primordial instinct and learning experience to emerge as a leader in the wild.
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The Croods’ Chris Sanders takes the helm on a script written by Logan’s Michael Green. Erwin Stoff is producing with Diana Pokorny serving as executive producer and Ryan Stafford working as co-producer. Steve Asbell will oversee the production for Fox.
The book has been adapted twice over the years with both Clark Gable and Charlton Heston both playing the role of Thornton.
Production is due to commence in September
Ford has recently been seen in reprising his roles in both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Blade Runner 2049. He will also be returning to his role of Indiana Jones in the fifth instalment. However, the production of the film has been hit with delays as Jonathan Kasdan re-writes parts of the script.
