The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Joby Harold is negotiating to write the film adaptation of the comic mini-series Atlantis Rising for DreamWorks Pictures.

Atlantis Rising saw an underworld civilization being discovered after seismic rumbles announce its presence. The civilization is hostile towards the land-dwellers and a war ensues.

Len Wiseman is attached as director, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg onboard as producers.

The film is being aimed for release in Summer 2011.