Carl Rinsch Directing 'Logans Run'

Carl Rinsch is in talks to direct Warner Bros long-in-development sci-fi film Logans Run being produced by Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman. 

Rinsch who is well know in the world of commercials has been looking to make the jump into features for quite some time. He was set to make his debut with the “Alien” prequel before producer Ridley Scott decided to take over himself.

Interest in Rinsch was hugely spiked in April when “The Gift,” the short he made for electronics company Phillips, hit the internet and made its rounds around hollywood.

The sci-fi oriented “Gift” blended realistic robots, a Moscow setting, and a city chase, not to mention caught the attention of many execs, who were looking to adapt it into a feature. Due to the fact that Philips owns the rights to the short it was never put into development, but the short was still able to create other job opportunities for Rinsch.

Logan's Run was already adapted once in the 1976 film starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett, it was based on a 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Theres been numerous attempts to re-adapt the property in recent years, including a version that began preproduction with Bryan Singer at the helm.

The plot is set in a utopian future where no one is allowed to live past 30. The lead character, Logan is a "sandman", the "sandmen" are a special group of operatives that stops people known as "runners" from trying to escape when approaching their 30th birthday. Logan is a Sandman who is forced to go on the run.

Even with Warner hiring their director, it's not likely we'll be seeing this hit the big screen anytime soon. They'll still need to hire a writer to pen the new script, and get a cast in place as well.