Here's how the story goes: Len Wiseman strolled around some comic book stores with his kid, he stumbled across a graphic novel titled "Shrapnel," and soon after, he had his agent pursue the big-screen rights.

It's funny how some things fall into place so fast, isn't it? According to the Hollywood Reporter, Wiseman is set to direct the adaptation of "Shrapnel" for Radical Pictures.

The story is set in the future, when humans have taken over the solar system and are working hard to govern the planets. Things don't go according to plan on Venus, where a rebellious spirit reigns and a former Marine instructs the colonists how to fight back.

Okay, this could be an interesting story. Wiseman last directed "Live Free or Die Hard," and his credits also include the first two "Underworld" flicks. He's also got "Motorcade," "Gears of War" and "Atlantis Rising" coming up in the near future. And just in case you somehow missed it, he's the lucky dude who married Kate Beckinsale.

Joby Harold is in talks to write the big-screen adaptation of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's the sci-fi comic book series "Atlantis Rising," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Len Wiseman is directing the film, which focuses on an evil underground civilization that emerges from under the ocean to engage in a war with the rest of the world.

Harold made his feature film debut with last year's mediocre thriller "Awake," which he wrote and helmed. Producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are happy with Harold negotiating a deal.

"As a writer, Joby has an amazingly strong understanding of how to take genre seriously, which is prerequisite No. 1 for us when it comes to these kinds of movies," Kurtzman told THR.

DreamWorks is developing "Atlantis Rising." Wiseman's credits include "Underworld," "Underworld: Evolution" and "Live Free or Die Hard."