Brad Bird Set to Direct 1952

Brad Bird will direct 1952 for Disney

Fresh off his live-action directorial debut Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Brad Bird has signed on to direct 1952 for Walt Disney Pictures.

We first reported on this project back in June, when Damon Lindelof signed a seven-figure deal to write the screenplay. No plot details have been revealed, except it will be a big-budget tentpole with additional multi-platform applications. Damon Lindelof is co-writing the screenplay with Jeff Jensen.

Disney is hoping that Brad Bird will make this his next feature, with the studio eyeing a 2013 production start. The filmmaker also has 1906 in development at Pixar, although it isn't known when that might be moving forward.

1952 comes to theaters in 2013. The film is directed by Brad Bird.