John Scalzi's Old Man's War Novels Head To Syfy With Troy's Wolfgang Petersen — cinemablend.com

Going by the name Ghost Brigades – the follow-up to Old Man’s War – this project will be overseen by Troy and Das Boot director Wolfgang Petersen and producer Scott Stuber, known for big Hollywood fare like Ted and Battleship. Petersen has been connected to this series since 2011, when Paramount acquired the rights to the novels and tapped the esteemed filmmaker to direct. That iteration of Old Man’s War fizzled out after screenwriter changes, and here we are. Given Scalzi’s storytelling skills, a TV series is a much more suitable way for his novels to reach wider audiences, so here’s hoping Syfy and the creative team can make it happen.

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