RKO Pictures has hired Gregory Hoblit to direct and produce "The Rig," reports Variety.
Script written by Peter M. Lenkov ("Demolition Man"), "The Rig" is the story of a renegade structural engineer who agrees to examine the problems encountered on the largest oil rig in the world, only to be confronted with tremendous physical and emotional challenges via a presence that no one could have anticipated.
"Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever," which opens today. Other credits include "Son in Law" and the TV series "La Femme Nikita" and "The District."