'Doomsday Protocol' Housed at Fox

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Fri Sep 12, 2008 — by Robert Greenberger

'Doomsday Protocol' Housed at Fox

Studio buys new Sci-Fi Epic

The Seven Samurai remains one of the classic storytelling devices invented for movies and has been the template for many films beginning with The Magnificent Seven. It has now also proven to be the inspiration for Doomsday Protocol, a science fiction thriller. The original script by Shane Salerno was purchased by 20th Century Fox for development.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “a group of aliens and humans with various abilities who are brought together to save Earth.”

Salerno’s previous writing credits Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, Ghost Rider, the remake of Shaft ,and Armageddon.

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