LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- "War of the Worlds" director Steven Spielberg has replaced Stephen Sommers at the helm of "When Worlds Collide," it was reported Monday.
Sommers left the Paramount Pictures' project he was writing, directing and producing to take on "Night at the Museum" for 20th Century Fox, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Spielberg will now take over the producer and development duties for "When Worlds Collide."
"Night at the Museum" is loosely based on Milan Trenc's children's book and will be produced by Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan through their 1492 Pictures.
The family comedy tells what happens when a bumbling security guard at the Museum of Natural History accidentally trips an ancient curse that brings the animals and insects on display to life.
