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It looks like Johnny Depp and Edgar Wright may be teaming up to hunt the supernatural in Disney's adaptation of two 1970's telepics and the ABC series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker."

Deadline reports that Depp would potentially star as Carl Kolchak in "The Night Stalker." He's a hardboiled reporter who tackles stories that law enforcement doesn't want to touch. Most of the cases in the original tales involved monstrous creatures like vampires and zombies, but Kolchak also explored the dark world of witches and other occult mysteries. With the "Shaun of the Dead" director usually having a hand in the writing side of his projects, it'd be great to see Disney hand this responsibility over to Wright. No scribe has been named yet, though. The quirky stylings of the director and Depp should be fascinating to watch.

While we anticipate more news about this inspired collaboration, head past the break...

We're still pondering just how Disneyland ride The Matterhorn is going to make the transition from mini-rollercoaster to big screen event, but a writer has been tapped to bring it all full circle. So who's taking the reins? Read on!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ehren Kruger (Scream 3, Scream 4, The Ring, The Ring 2, Skeleton Key) has landed a gig to work on Disney’s untitled explorers movie project.

First-time feature director Brian Beletic is attached to helm the pic, whose first draft was written by Jason Dean Hall. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project.

The story centers on five young adventure seekers -- an action sports guy, travel guide, cartographer, archeologist and escape artist -- who venture into the Alps for mysterious reasons and face Yetis that guard a secret.

The project formerly was associated with the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland, but its scope has since been broadened.

Here are a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles:

Untitled Michel Hazanavicius Project – Hot off their Golden Globe win for The Artist, Hollywood's new super couple Michel Hazanavicius and Berenice Bejo aren't staying silent about their next project - a remake of Fred Zinneman's classic The Search. Thomas Langmann produces the updated version, which now centers on an aid worker in Chechnya looking to help a lost boy reunite with his family.

Untitled Todd Haynes Project – Writer-director Todd Haynes is currently writing a serious script about the Midwest's political landscape inspired by Joe Winston's documentary, What's the Matter with Kansas. He's working on it with Mildred Pierce scribe Jon Raymond.

Untitled Explorers Project – The Pirates movies aside, I'm still not totally comfortable with the whole "based on a theme park ride" idea. It's possible The Haunted Mansion had something to do with that, but in addition to Disney developing a Tiki Room movie, the studio is now planning an action flick based on its theme park's Matterhorn roller coaster. Brian Beletic directs the film with a script by Jason Dean Hall.

One Night Stand – Actor Joel Edgerton, whose dabbled with writing and directing a handful of short films, has struck a deal with New Regency Pictures to produce his feature length script based on his own impulsive encounter. He is currently not attached to star.

Arachnaconda – What's in a name? When it comes to the filmmakers of Sharktopus and Dinoshark, coming up with the right mash-up of scary monsters is as crucial as its title. Lou Diamond Phillips stars in and directs the latest project with the LOL-inducing name from Stephen Niver and Robert James Roessel's newly formed company Monster Machine.

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