D.J. Caruso lands 'Killer' gig

Filmmaker to direct New Line fantasy drama

By MICHAEL FLEMING

D.J. Caruso is up for slaying giants.

New Line has set him to direct "Jack the Giant Killer," a drama that takes an adult look at the Jack and the Beanstalk legend.

When a princess is kidnapped, a long-standing peace between men and giants becomes threatened, and a young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giant kingdom to rescue her.

Darren Lemke wrote the script; Mark Bomback did a rewrite. Neal Moritz and David Dobkin are producing.

Caruso last directed DreamWorks' "Eagle Eye." It was his second straight collaboration with Shia LaBeouf, who toplined the Caruso-directed "Disturbia."

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