It's been a while since we've heard any news from the "Sleeper" front -- the last update being well-over a month ago when we reported that Tom Cruise was rumored to be starring in the film and Sam Raimi was set to produce -- but besides that, things have been relatively quiet regarding info about the production.
However, Variety has broken that silence today with news that Brad Ingelsby has been tapped to write the screenplay for the upcoming film. According to his IMDb profile, Ingelsby is a relative newcomer to Hollywood with only one screenwriting credit to his name (a 2006 short film called "The Honeyfields"), but Variety reports that he recently sold a script titled "Low Dweller" this past March to Relativity Media in which Ridley Scott is attached as director and Leonardo DiCaprio will star. Clearly, Ingelsby's stock is on the rise.
When the initial "Sleeper" news broke in August, Splash Page caught up with the book's creator, writer Ed Brubaker, to get his take on the announcement and asked if he was being considered for the screenwriting duties, to which Brubaker responded, “When Tom Cruise gets involved in a project, I don’t imagine some guy like me who’s just written a couple of screenplays would get that job [writing the film's screenplay] straight off the bat just because he created the comic [laughs]. Honestly, I hope they get the biggest screenwriter in the world on this — I want it to be successful!”
So what say you, Splash Page readers? Was hiring a relative unknown to adapt "Sleeper" a smart move by Warner Bros.? Talk to us in the comments.