Current Projects
Following on from the success of Moon, Jones is currently planning a follow-up that will serve as an epilogue. "Sam (Rockwell) has agreed to do a little cameo in the next film," says Jones, who ultimately hopes to do three films in the Moon series. Later, he said that he would be doing "another science fiction film, called Mute, which takes place in a future Berlin. It's a Blade Runner-inspired piece, a little love letter to that film." The premise is that in future Berlin, a woman's disappearance causes a mystery for her partner, a mute bartender. He must go up against the city’s gangsters to solve the mystery. The film takes place in the same timeline as Jones' Moon, and will feature Sam Rockwell in a cameo as his character Sam Bell.
It was announced in 2009 that he would direct the feature film adaptation of Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew by Alex Kershaw, but in 2010 Duncan Jones said he would not be directing Escape From the Deep, claiming: "not on the sub movie anymore, but trying hard to get one of two things made next. Mute is one of those 2".
He directed the Summit Entertainment project Source Code, a science-fiction thriller from Vendome Pictures, which was produced by Mark Gordon. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal played the lead role in the film. Source Code was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 26 July 2011 in the United States.
Jones was one of the top candidates to direct the upcoming Superman reboot before the job ultimately went to Zack Snyder. He was also considered for Dredd, but turned it down as he preferred his own vision to the Alex Garland script. He was also rumoured to helm the next X-Men film, The Wolverine starring Hugh Jackman, but Jackman and 20th Century Fox decided on James Mangold instead.
Currently, Jones is writing the script for his untitled third film; according to imdb it will be a biopic about the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming. Jones is also in talks for a graphic novel.
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