Alex Proyas, the director of The Crow, I Robot, The Knowing and Dark City, is finding Paradise Lost for Legendary Pictures, signing to direct an adaptation of the epic 17th-century English poem by John Milton. He replaces Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose). The project tells the story of the epic war in heaven between archangels Michael and Lucifer, and will be crafted as an action vehicle that will include aerial warfare, possibly shot in 3D. Stuart Hazeldine developed the primary draft of the screenplay that was originally written by Byron Willinger and Philip de Blasi. Lawrence Kasdan provided a polish as well as Ryan Condal, who delivered the most recent draft.
