Chris Columbus to direct THE SECRET LIVES OF ROAD CREWS

Chris Columbus is in talks to direct The Secret Lives of Road Crews, an action comedy script by Kevin Lund and T.J. Scott. Deadline reports that Columbus is close to a deal about "a clandestine group of road crew workers who are the last line of defense against a subterranean alien race." The project was picked up first by DreamWorks for producer Hal Lieberman, and then was brought to Paramount with Adam Goodman. Lieberman is still on for board to produce the project which has been rewritten by Craig Mazin.

Columbus has already quietly been working on the project, despite not officially being attached. The studio is talking to writers to get another pass on the script. Columbus has not had a hit film for a bit, so I hope that he does not screw this up. What are your thoughts?