Nachmanoff: 'It's good to branch out'

Jeffrey Nachmanoff has revealed that he decided to script Billy Smoke partly in a bid to branch out from his past work.

The writer of The Day After Tomorrow and Traitor will pen and direct the Warner Bros comic book adaptation, which will feature Matthew Fox in the lead role.

Nachmanoff confirmed to DS that the film is currently in development and that he hopes to start on the script in the next few months.

He said: "It was something that came along and I was interested in the individuals involved and said, 'Let's see what we can do here'.

"Part of me knows that it's a good idea to branch out a little bit. There's not a long life career-wise to do only political films."

He added: "If you want to stay in the world of making movies you have to do commercial things. The idea is to find ones you can get excited about and do something fun and entertaining with."

Nachmanoff has said that he is "more energised" when working a project that is not merely "pure popcorn".