Well the casting is hotting up on the previously titled Snakes on a Plane movie, I still can’t believe that pitch line went through. From Production Weekly through Coming Soon:

The OC star Benjamin McKenzie has joined Samuel L. Jackson in the New Line Cinema Pacific Air 121 (aka “Snakes on a Plane”), reports Production Weekly.

Directed by David Ellis (Cellular, Final Destination 2), the horror-thriller stars Jackson as an FBI agent on a long quest to bring a ruthless mob boss to justice. He finds a witness and takes him on a commercial flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles. Trouble is, the mob boss has loaded the cargo with all kinds of venomous snakes. The rookie pilot (McKenzie) and frightened passengers must band together to survive.

I still think this sounds totally ludicrous, but that’s why my big production company has never had any hits. Ahem. Does anyone find this getting vaguely interesting, and why could Jackson have signed up for this?