‘Ghost Draft’: Chris Pratt Teaming With ‘LEGO Batman’ Director Chris McKay For New Sci-Fi Film
Chris Pratt, who provided the voice for the lead character inThe LEGO MovieandThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, is in negotiations to star in a new live-action science fiction film fromChris McKay, who previously directedThe LEGO Batman Movie. It’s calledGhost Draft, and it will be financed and produced by Skydance Media.Deadlinereports that production on the new film is being fast-tracked and shooting will begin this summer. Assuming Pratt’s deal goes through,Ghost Draftwill be his next starring gig. Plot details are completely under wraps – I couldn’t find any hints online, despite Skydance having purchased this pitch several years ago.Zach Deanwrote the screenplay. He wrote a 2012 Eric Bana movie calledDeadfalland a 2017 Ethan Hawke film called24 Hours to Live, and an unproduced screenplay calledBeastthatmade The Black List back in 2013.David S. Goyer,Adam Kolbrenner,Dana Goldberg, andDon Grangersare producing.
With so little information out there about this script, it’s difficult to speculate about what we’re in for – though Deadline described the story as being “grounded” science fiction.
McKay’s directing credits are mostly in animation, with shows likeTitan MaximumandRobot Chickendotting his resume before he returned to features withThe LEGO Batman Movie. (He directed a live-action feature film called2wks, 1yrin 2002.) McKay has since been attached to a live-actionNightwingmovie (which he sayscould still happen),The LEGO Batman Movie 2, a possibleDungeons & Dragonsfilm, aJonny Questmovie, and an adaptation of Mark Millar’s fantasy comicReborn, which isset up at Netflix.
Pratt hasAvengers: Endgamecoming up in April, and beyond that, he’ll star inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(if that project ever finds a director),Jurassic World3, and a new Pixar movie calledOnward.He’s also in talks to star in a remake ofThe Saint, play the lead in the long-gestatingCowboy Ninja Viking, and headlinethe newest moviefromHell or High Waterwriter Taylor Sheridan.
