The Accented Savior

Gerard Butler’s assault on Hollywood continues.

The Scottish stud reportedly has his sights set on a blockbusting adaptation of the comic book series Afterburn, which is described as very “Indiana Jones-meets-Mad Max.”

Set in the near future, after a massive solar flare strikes Earth, destroying the Eastern Hemisphere, Afterburn follows a man named Jake (to be played by Butler, natch) who leads a team of “recovery experts” into danger zones to secure treasures like the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone, and the Crown Jewels for wealthy Western clients, battling rival treasure hunters, pirates, and hostile mutants along the way.

Training Day’s Antoine Fuqua may direct.

I can take Butler or leave him, really, but this sounds like it calls for some shirtlessness, so bring it.

Photo: Collider.com.