The Disappearance of Alice Creed writer/director J Blakeson is in negotiations to direct Hell and Gone for Warner Bros., according to Heat Vision.
The script, written by Christopher Nolan's brother Jonah Nolan, is a Titanic-like historical tragedy and love story revolving around the Great Chicago Fire.
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the biggest disasters in American history and destroyed four square miles of Chicago, killing hundreds.
No production date has been set.