The tragic story of the lost crew of the USS Indianapolis might have served well as a tale in Jaws, but it’s also historical story – and has been in development at Universal since 1998.
Now the film, which has previously been called USS Indianapolis and The Good Sailor, might be sailing towards the greenlight. Robert Nelson Jacobs, who adapted The Shipping News, has been hired to completely rework the script.
The plot of the now-untitled drama will focus on Hunter Scott, who ruffled feathers when his research into the incident for a history project caused a second look at the case and particularly at the ship’s captain. Captain Charles McVeigh had been blamed and court-martialled for the ship’s loss during World War Two and the death of crewmembers.
The new script will imagine a fictional relationship between Scott and a survivor of the disaster. And if it’s successful, it may yet become the next film for M:I