Another odd project for J.J. Abrams

June 18th, 2008 | Category: TV News

Filed under: Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free

Apparently the new Trek film, Fringe, and whatever it is he does by at Lost these days, isn’t sufficient to fill up J.J. Abrams’ day. That’s a good thing. He’ll be too engaged to notice that you are downloading the leaked Fringe pilot. Through not good Robot, Abrams is set to produce a new project, turning an scoop from the New York Times into a feature film. J.J.’s overlords at Paramount have purchased the rights to a recent editorial titled “Mystery On Fifth Avenue.”

That exposition, written by Penelope Green, tells the story of a luxury apartment on Fifth Avenue that has some rare architecture. After dropping $8.5 million

on the place, the new owners brought in an architectural designer to liven the place up for the kids. The remodel included hidden compartments, puzzles, poems, and messages. There is even a book and a soundtrack that goes with it. How that translates into a film remains to be seen, but Abrams has some help from a couple television veterans as he tries to figure that out. Maya Forbes (The Larry Sanders Show) and Wally Wolodarsky (The Simpsons) are on board to write the feature. I’m thinking Panic Room meets Jumanji, with day traveling aliens.

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