Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ted Melfi (Hidden Figures) is in final talks to direct the time travel adventure Harry’s All Night Hamburgers for Warner Bros., The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The script for the project is being described as similar to Back to the Future and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
The project was picked up as a spec by Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman.
He is also adapting the comic book Huck into a feature film for Netflix with Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe set to produce.