Treasure Island | Ridley Scott

Image: https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2064014685423460352/nAhv8wXp?format=jpg&name=small ---Quote--- Here is a package hitting the market this week with some major star power and a high-profile piece of IP at the center of it. Sources tell Deadline that Ridley Scott is on board to direct an adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island with Hugh Jackman attached to play the iconic pirate Long John Silver. Adolescence writer Jack Thorne penned the script with Scott and Michael Pruss producing for Scott Free. Thorne will exec produce. The package is set to hit the market today and expects to have every major studio in the mix for it. Insiders say 20th Century — Scott’s go to studio, which will release his next film The Dog Stars this August — did get a first look at it. It was ultimately a no from 20th not because both parties didn’t want to work together, but rather because 20th Century is a Disney division and since Pirates of the Caribbean is a priority at Disney’s live-action unit, they didn’t want a competing pirates project and let it go to market. The Dog Stars is based on Peter Heller’s post-apocalyptic novel. This package will be a brand new take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s renowned classic novel. That story follows a young boy who uncovers the map to a legendary buried treasure, and he embarks on a perilous sea voyage to claim a hidden fortune, only to find himself locked in a deadly battle of wits with the charismatic and treacherous pirate, Long John Silver. https://deadline.com/2026/06/hugh-jackman-treasure-island-ridley-scott-jack-thorne-1236949282/ ---End Quote---