MGM Hires Writers for Outer Limits Movie
Tue, August 3, 2010 
No resolution in sight for their debt, few studios appear to want them, money-making properties like Bond and The Hobbit are chasing their tail and Cabin in the Woods and Red Dawn are praying for the day they'll be released. But hey, at least MGM has enough dough for an Outer Limits movie.
Common sense would say to the contrary. But the trades report that hasn't stopped the studio from commissioning writers to adapt the revered anthology series. Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (alumni of the "soon to be ending" Saw franchise – like that'll stick!) are onboard.
Their script is due by this October whereupon maybe things are a tad clearer on the lion's future. Doubtful, we'll still be writing articles on how Peter Jackson insists The Hobbit is still happening for Christmas 2012 (Boy, did that ship sail awhile back!) and Daniel Craig remains committed to waiting for his third 007 outing.
And no, this Outer Limits flick (regardless of the quality of D&M's screenplay) won't happen either.
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