Hugh Jackman Circling TREASURE ISLAND Movie Written by Jack Thorne
Hugh Jackman will play pirate legend Long John Silver in a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Deadline reports. The Tony winner is set to star in the film, which will be penned by playwright and Emmy-winner Jack Thorne and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott. No studio is currently attached to the project, though 20th Century reportedly turned down the "brand new take" on the 1883…