H.G. Wells Martian Invasion Movie Remake

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Paramount Pictures and studio-based C/W Prods. will bring author H.G. Wells' classic Martian invasion tale "The War of the Worlds" back to the big screen, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner will produce the project, which is aimed to go into production next year.

There is no screenwriter attached and no commitment from Cruise to star in the project.

"War" previously had been brought to the screen in 1953 by Paramount and director Byron Haskin. The film, which starred Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, won a special effects Oscar.

Published in 1898, "War" depicts a seemingly unstoppable Martian attack on Earth. In 1938, Orson Welles adapted and performed the book as a radio play meant to sound like a live news broadcast, causing a panic on the East Coast.