September 20, 2006 from the LA Times we heard that Jim Uhls had been brought on board to adapt Arvid Nelson's graphic novel series Rex Mundi for Depp and his Infinitum Nihil company. The article describes the story this way: "Rex Mundi" (King of the World) posits an alternate present of 1933 in which the Reformation never happened, the Inquisition is still in full swing, Europe remains dominated by the Catholic Church and the rest of the world consists of colonies." Click here: King of the world of adaptation - The Envelope - LA Times
September 05, 2007 Variety mentions Rex Mundi with Warner Bros. Click here: Barry Levine gets Radical - Bags and Boards on Variety.com
August 13, 2008 Depp and Warner Bros. looking for Rex Mundi Director.
From the article linked below:
When Speaking about the Uhls' script, Barry Levine said "Though the mystery in Arvid Nelson’s graphic novels involves the Holy Grail and a descendant of Jesus Christ, screenwriter Jim Uhls (“Fight Club”) has changed the story somewhat, although Depp’s character Dr. Julien Sauniere would still be the lead. “The second draft is now coming in from Jim,” Levine said, “and Warner Bros. is pretty excited about it. They came up with a couple of names for directors, so now we just need Johnny to look at the list. It all begins and ends with Johnny. He’s got to be happy with the script, and he gave his notes, so we’ll see what happens next.”
