Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gary Ross has signed up for television duty, teaming with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for a drama project dubbed Invisible, which has landed a pilot commitment at NBC.
The project is described as a medical thriller about a renegade researcher who is tracking a mysterious disease through the Centers for Disease Control. Ross is set to write the script and serve as an executive producer.
Ross earned Oscar nominations for adapted screenplay and best picture for his 2003 period drama Seabiscuit. He also snared Oscar nominations in writing categories for 1993's Dave and 1988's Big. He also wrote and directed the 1998 cult-fave film Pleasantville.
Among his recent feature projects, Ross is shepherding a remake of the 1954 creature-feature classic Creature From the Black Lagoon. Ross also has been signed by FX to write one of the episodes in its upcoming miniseries The Ten Commandments.
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