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20th Century Studios Closes Deal for Scott Cooper to Write and Direct Roswell Thriller

The project reunites Cooper with Gotham Group producers from his Springsteen film.

Overview

  • The studio has officially attached Cooper as writer-director on a thriller drawn from the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico incident.
  • Deadline reported the deal as just closed, noting the film’s premise centers on the rancher’s debris discovery and ensuing government secrecy.
  • Eric Robinson and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of The Gotham Group will produce, continuing their collaboration with Cooper.
  • The film is in early development with no cast, production start, or release date announced.
  • The move follows the strong run of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which has earned about $45 million worldwide since its October release, as Cooper also considers the long-gestating Eric Roth script Comanche as a potential future project.