Robert Zemeckis in negotiations to direct ‘Chaos Walking' for Lionsgate

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After proving he's still got the live-action touch with the modestly budgeted "Flight," Robert Zemeckis may soon be back in the tentpole business, as he's in negotiations to direct Lionsgate's latest young-adult sci-fi movie "Chaos Walking," multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has spent the last several months weighing the possibility of tackling "Chaos Walking," which Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is adapting from Patrick Ness' bestselling young-adult trilogy. ...

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