Deadline reports that director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) will direct Treasure of Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves, a global adventure based on the classic 1,001 Arabian Nights Tales.
The director will next shoot Across the River and Into the Trees, based on the Ernest Hemingway novel, this spring.
In the film, an adventure novelist gets caught up in a global conspiracy and a hunt for a mysterious antiquity after discovering that his father had a map to the legendary treasure of Ali Baba.
“This is a great opportunity to do something with international appeal and huge franchise potential,” Campbell said, “I want this to be my Indiana Jones.”