Harry Potter Director David Yates Set For ‘Who Is Jake Ellis?’ Adaptation
By Russ Fischer/Oct. 4, 2013 9:45 am EST
In the end Yates’ first post-Potter project will be the pilot for the FX show Tyrant, which he took over after Ang Lee bailed on directing. But after Tarzan he may do some comic book material. Yates is attached to direct an adaptation of the Image Comics espionage series Who Is Jake Ellis? by Nathan Edmonson and Tonci Zonjic.
The trade also explains that the story is about “Jon Moore, a former CIA analyst and mercenary spy on the run, protected only by the mysterious title character.” But the nature of that man is unusual because Moore “knows” him thanks to illegal experiments in remote viewing, which allowed Moore to see Ellis. With the help of Ellis, Moore became a big-time criminal, but eventually the former spy starts looking into the origin and real intent of those experiments. In doing so, he learns the true nature of Jake Ellis.
No writer has been hired yet for the film, and without a script casting is some way off. Since Yates probably wouldn’t make this until after Tarzan, we’ve got a bit of time before hearing more about it.
