&lt;div class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.22.2/10286?ns=guardian&amp;pageName=Christopher+Nolan+to+bring+Twilight+Zone+to+Hollywood%3F%3AArticle%3A1641936&amp;ch=Film&amp;c3=GU.co.uk&amp;c4=Science+fiction+and+fantasy+%28Film+genre%29%2CFilm%2CScience+fiction+%28TV+genre%29%2CChristopher+Nolan%2CAlfonso+Cuar%C3%B3n+%28Film%29%2CMichael+Bay%2CCulture&amp;c5=Not+commercially+useful%2CFilm+Reviews%2CTV&amp;c6=Ben+Child&amp;c7=11-Oct-03&amp;c8=1641936&amp;c9=Article&amp;c10=News&amp;c11=Film&amp;c13=&amp;c25=&amp;c30=content&amp;h2=GU%2FFilm%2FScience+fiction+and+fantasy&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;standfirst&quot;&gt;The Dark Knight Rises director is in the running for a feature-length remake of the Twilight Zone TV series, alongside Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuar&oacute;n, according to reports&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christopher Nolan is being tapped to direct a new feature length Twilight Zone film following the final outing in his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118043715?refcatid=13&amp;printerfriendly=true&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;according to Variety&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nolan is said to be one of several directors being considered by studio Warner Bros. Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuar&oacute;n are also high up the list, with Harry Potter&#039;s David Yates and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/142809/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rise of the Planet of the Apes&lt;/a&gt;&#039; Rupert Wyatt both believed to be in the running. Nolan is, however, the frontrunner, and has built up a close relationship with the studio through three Batman films and his brainteaser blockbuster &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/135706/inception&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Inception&lt;/a&gt;: one obstacle is said to be the new Twilight Zone script&#039;s similarities to the latter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twilight Zone: The Movie hit cinemas in 1983, but it was an ensemble affair split into four segments which were directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis and George Miller. The new movie would attempt to shift from the original TV series&#039; short format to feature length for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Bay is said to be the director most intrigued by the screenplay for the new take, athough his involvement may depend on timing. The Transformers director is hoping to begin work soon on passion project Pain and Gain, a black comedy set in the world of competitive bodybuilding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A tantalising prospect for all five directors is the possible involvement of Leonardo DiCaprio, who is involved through his Appian Way production company, though the actor only occasionally stars in the films he produces.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The original Twilight Zone series was created by Rod Serling and ran from 1959 to 1964. Each episode told a bizarre story and often featured a macabre or unexpected twist. The series was revived in 1985 in the wake of the earlier film and ran until 1989. It was revived again in 2002 with narration from Forest Whitaker, but ran for only one season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;related&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/sciencefictionandfantasy&quot;&gt;Science fiction and fantasy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/science-fiction&quot;&gt;Science fiction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/christopher-nolan&quot;&gt;Christopher Nolan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/alfonso-cuaron&quot;&gt;Alfonso Cuar&oacute;n&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/michael-bay&quot;&gt;Michael Bay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;author&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/benchild&quot;&gt;Ben Child&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;terms&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk&quot;&gt;guardian.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; &amp;copy; 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our &lt;a href=&quot;http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html&quot;&gt;Terms &amp; Conditions&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/feeds&quot;&gt;More Feeds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;clear:both&quot; /&gt;