Original Posted By comingsoon.netJonas Cuaron turned quite a few heads with his script work on Gravity (co-written with and directed by his father, Alfonso Cuaron) and, today, Variety reports that he's lined up another major project at Warner Bros. Pictures. Instead of going into outer space, however, Cuaron will head under the sea, drafting the studio's Atlantis project, The Lost City.

Although plot details are not yet available, it is suggested that The Lost City will take place largely within the legendary sunken continent.No director is currently attached, but the trade notes that Warner Bros. has previously eyed both the elder Cuaron and Peter Jackson.

Original Posted By latino-review.comWith the the success of Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, comes the announcement that its screenwriter- and Cuaron’s son- has been tapped to write The Lost City.Jonas Cuaron has long been the frontrunner for the gig, but Warner Bros is fast-tracking the project based on the commercial and critical success of Gravity. While plot details are currently under wraps, its said that the film will take place in the mythical underwater kingdom of Atlantis.

Variety reports that production will begin as soon as Cuaron finishes his next directing assignment, Desierto, which stars Gael Garcia Bernal in a Manhunter-style plot set along the Mexican border.

Peter Jackson was once approached to direct The Lost City, which goes to show you how highly WB considers this project. Akiva Goldsman will produce through his Weed Road Pictures shingle, alongside Torry Tunnell and Joby Harold at Safehouse Pictures.

Production on The Lost City is set to begin early next year.