"Training Day" scribe David Ayer has been tapped to adapt the thriller "Deep Sea Cowboys" for DreamWorks based on an article that appeared in Wired magazine last March.
Story chronicles a salvage crew that tries to save a capsized Japanese cargo ship transporting cars into the U.S.
After inking a distribution deal with Disney earlier this week and securing a desperately needed loan, DreamWorks appears to be turning on the spigot to move its development slate further along.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing.
Ayer's writing credits include "U-571," "The Fast and the Furious," "S.W.A.T." and "Street Kings," the last of which he also directed.
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