Gajdusek to pen 'Viking'

EXCLUSIVE: Working Title has introduced Karl Gajdusek onto pen the script to "Viking," which Baltasar Kormakur has already been mounted on direct.Plot particulars are scarce, but pic is stated to stay in the vein of "Braveheart" and "Apocalypto," occur the field of the Norse players. No production date continues to be set, because the project continues to be at the begining of development.Vikings are extremely getting their due in Hollywood nowadays -- Warner Bros. lately set "The Vanguard," starring Alexander Skarsgard with Chris Boal writing the script Mel Gibson and Graham King also setup an untitled Viking film that at some point had Leonardo DiCaprio mounted on star.Gajdusek continues to be remaining busy lately, spinning Universal's "Oblivion" starring Tom Cruise as well as "The Final Times of American Crime." His other past credits include "The Auto technician," "Unknown" and "Trespass."Kormakur is presently in publish-production about the Working Title/Universal co-production "Contraband."Gajdusek is repped by Verve and Management 360. Kormakur is repped by WME. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com