SUBMITTED BY Typhon24

August 12, 2002 —

From Variety:

Wolfgang Petersen has signed on to direct and produce the epic "Troy" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Production is slated to begin in spring 2003. The director remains committed to directing the studio's "Batman vs. Superman," a project that had previously been targeted to a 2004 release.

"Of these two projects I have developed at Warner Bros., I had hoped to make 'Troy' first and am pleased that the scheduling worked out that way," Petersen said. "I'm looking forward to directing 'Batman vs. Superman' in the future."

Troy, which promises to be an action epic, makes a 2004 release date for 'Batman vs. Superman' unlikely.