Gore Verbinski to develop script by Michael Gilio

Gore Verbinski is attached to direct an untitled drama written by Michael Gilio. Universal is developing the project.

According to Variety, the plot follows a retired rancher who loses all his savings after he falls for a phone solicitation scam.

Verninski is already on board to produce the project with Scott Aversano and Blind Wink Prods. head Jonathan Krauss.

"The script taps into the shaken trust the public has toward once-trusted institutions and examines how the people behind these institutions are sometimes themselves as much victims of the same blind trust," Krauss told Variety.

Gilio wrote, directed and starred in 2001's comedy "Kwik Stop." As for Verbinski, he most recently helmed "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." He's currently busy working on "Rango" and "Bioshock."