Stephen Sommers (
The Mummy) is to write and direct the remake of
When World Collide, with Steven Spielberg producing, according to Variety.
Paramount released the original 1951 "When Worlds Collide," directed by Rudolph Mate. Because Sommers had been involved in the project earlier this year, sources said he could give it a quick script turnaround, possibly having a draft done in the next two or three months. He will start writing early in 2006.