Tom Pabst has been hired by Universal Pictures to write the drama
Turbulence, says Variety.
The story follows an L.A.-based pilot who is frustrated by his life until, over the course of several flights to Tokyo, he stumbles on a conspiracy that fascinates him. Soon, he's drawn to commit a crime that leads him into the arms of a beautiful woman and into the Tokyo underworld.
Pabst's previous credits include the New Line Cinema's
Fracture and Warner Bros. Pictures 'Indianapolis'.