Roland Emmerich
to make prehistory with 10,000 B.C.

Variety reports that Warner Bros. has rescued gay director Roland Emmerich's prehistoric adventure 10,000 B.C. from turnaround at Sony with an eye to open the film in the summer of 2007. Set to begin shooting in April in South Africa, the film tells the story of a 21-year-old who lives with a primitive tribe that survives by hunting a mammoth during the herd's annual migration through the tribe's home base. Emmerich, whose films include The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, and The Patriot, recently made a donation of $150,000 to Outfest's Legacy Project for LGBT Film Restoration. (Advocate.com)