Steven Spielberg made his name directing science fiction fantasy, and though he’s got his biggest accolades for stories based on real world events like Munich, he’s never stepped away from the genres. One of these days maybe he’ll get around to directing another Indiana Jones, but until then Steven’s going to spend some time toying around with outer space wormholes.
Variety reports that Spielberg is developing a space travel story about a group of explorers dropped through a wormhole and into an alternate dimension. The idea is supposed to be anchored in real (yet completely theoretical) science, based on a treatment by a Caltech physicist named Kip S. Thorne. Thorne is a guy who came up with a theory that says wormholes can be used for time travel. It’s a theory… because no one has ever actually even seen a wormhole let alone time traveled through one. But I’m sure the math is breathtaking.
Don’t worry Indy fans, this won’t be Steven’s next directorial gig. He’s just developing this one, and then making lots of cash off it when it’s a hit. His directing schedule is still open, leaving him free to taunt you with the possibility of more whip cracking adventure movies that will never happen as long as Harrison Ford is still alive and kicking. Spielberg’s people say his next job will absolutely be Indiana Jones 4… or some other movie about Abraham Lincoln. Whoops. I’m putting my money on honest Abe.
