We're not getting a Dredd sequel, but that doesn't mean director Pete Travis is short of work. He'll next direct the true-life thriller Snatchback, in which Rachel Weisz will be taking the lead and acting as a producer{
The film is based on the true story of the Virginian woman Maureen Dabbagh, whose daughter was kidnapped and taken to the Middle East by her ex-husband in 1992. Dabbagh spent more than ten years searching for her missing child. She did eventually find her, although most others aren't so fortunate.
Hundreds of children are illegally abducted by parents every year, and Dabbagh has become an expert in such cases. She now works as a mediator for the US Supreme Court, and is the author of two books: The Recovery Of Internationally Abducted Children, and Parental Kidnapping In America.
Travis' screenplay turns her into a mercenary undertaking dangerous Middle Eastern missions to help other families in her situation - while never giving up her own search. Weisz has been co-developing the project for some time, and her producing partner is Braven Films' Frida Torresblanco (Pan's Labyrinth, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon).
Shooting is set to start in a few months time.