Source: Variety

Paramount has set director Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy") to write and direct a remake of the 1951 sci-fi film When Worlds Collide.

Sommers, who last directed "Van Helsing," will begin scripting immediately. In the original, scientists discover that another planet is veering dangerously close to Earth, and they make plans for a small group of humans to leave the planet before the inevitable deadly collision.

The deal was made after Sommers talked to Paramount on his take for a film that's proven a valuable library title; it already was the inspiration for the 1998 films "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," says Variety.

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