Screen Rant

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts is currently in talks for his latest project. 1 / 8

    Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts Vertical

  • Watts' resume prior to Spider-Man contains thrillers... 2 / 8

  • ...But this time around he'd be taking on Warner's Methusaleh project. 3 / 8

  • The film currently has Michael B. Jordan on board as the titular character. 4 / 8

  • The biblical story takes its cues from Methusaleh, a man who lived to be 969. Whether it's an epic in the vein of Noah, remains to be seen. 5 / 8

  • However, given Tom Cruise's previously attachment to the role, Warner could have something else in mind for Methusaleh... 6 / 8

  • Something more along the lines of a 400-year-old, well rounded hero... 7 / 8

  • The current script - by Tony Gilroy - will be rewritten in the coming months. 8 / 8