Greengrass had been in talks for Fantastic Voyage but never committed, despite all the hoopla in the trades.
Greengrass was the first -- and so far only -- director shown the script, but that will change shortly as Cameron and Fox look to land another big name.The sci-fi material always struck me as an odd match for the filmmaker, but I was pleased to hear the project might go to someone with a great track record. The script is by Shane Salerno (“Armageddon,” “Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem”), whose hits are perhaps less beloved than Greengrass’s. For those unfamiliar, it's a remake of the 1966 movie about a shrunken medical team tasked with alleviating health issues from the inside. That movie's screen story was co-written by Jerome Bixby between his "Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek" scripts. Find all of Deadline’s story on the matter here.