Alvart is going into the Future

Case 39 and Pandorum director Christian Alvart is dipping his feet once more into the science fiction realm as he takes on the reigns directing Captain Future. Captain Future originated in a pulp magazine from Mort Weisinger and Oscar J. Friend in the 1940s, centering a brilliant scientist and adventurer who roams the solar system solving problems, righting wrongs, and vanquishing futuristic supervillains.

Here’s a bit more on what it’s going to be centering on from Dark Horizons.:

The storyline will essentially be an origin story, following Newton’s first adventure. Though Alvart doesn’t specify, it will probably deal with the murder of Newton’s parents at the hands of criminal scientist Victor Kaslan and his subsequent upbringing under the tutelage of scientist Simon Wright, an intelligent robot and a shapeshifting android.

Alvart says a sequel storyline is being developed concurrently so should the film be a success, they can get started on a follow-up right away. He himself has been pursuing the project for several years and now with the necessary development financing having come together, things are ready to move forward with the script.