Oscar-nominated scribe to pen 'Columbus' pic

Oscar-nominated scribe Jose Rivera ("The Motorcycle Diaries," "On The Road") is in talks to pen the movie adaptation of Canadian author Thomas Trofimuk's novel "Waiting for Columbus."

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Canadian indie producer Angel Entertainment optioned the film rights to the novel set in a modern-day Spanish insane asylum where a patient believing himself to be Christopher Columbus falls in love with a psychiatric nurse eager to rescue her lost navigator.

The Canadian producer is also talking to Spain's KanZaman Productions (Kingdom of Heaven) as a possible co-producer.

"I'm gratified that Oscar-nominated Jose Rivera was as attracted to it as much as we were," Angel Entertainment's Bob Crowe said.

"And to go into production with a company like KanZaman will ensure that this international coproduction attracts the very best of elements," he added.