Len Wiseman, best known for the Underworld franchise and the Total Recall remake, is turning once again to science fiction and paranormal with Skydance Productions' Black Chapter.

According to Deadline, the film is set in a world where the FBI's experiments into the potential of the human mind netted real results, as an agent enters a mysterious military program that cultivates mental abilities its participants, turning them into a new breed of super-spy.

Wiseman developed the original story with writer Zak Penn (X2, The Incredible Hulk), who went on to write the script.