Although I very much enjoyed Deep Rising and the first Mummy film, it does seem as though Stephen Sommers has drifted a little since then.
The Mummy Returns, Van Helsing and GI Joe were all well below par to say the least, so let’s hope this new offering will be a return to better form.
Screen Daily say that Odd Thomas, a “supernatural adventure romance” to be directed by Sommers, is being pitched by Fusion Films at AFM and receiving an enthusiastic response.
Coming Soon add that Sommers has written the script, based on a character created by Dean Koontz who is a clairvoyant able to see, but not hear, the dead. Sommers is reported as having said:-
As soon as I read the book I felt compelled to turn it into a movie. It’s a fantastic love affair between these two wonderful characters.The story combines action with heart, laughs and scares. It felt right to be doing this independently and I’m excited to take this to the market.
