J.J. Abrams will literally shake things up on the big screen with a new disaster movie.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the “Lost” mastermind has teamed up with original “Omen” screenwriter David Seltzer to work on an earthquake movie for Universal Pictures.

Abrams is producing the project with his Bad Robot partners Bryan Burk and Sherryl Clark. As of now, Abrams is attached only to produce the movie, for which plot details are being kept tightly under wraps.

However, Universal did reveal that it will be a character-driven drama in much the same vein as Abrams’ previous project “Cloverfield,” a monster movie in which the action was seen from the perspective of a personal relationship.

As well, the movie will not be a remake of the 1974 Universal movie “Earthquake,” which starred such big names as Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner.

Abrams is currently finishing up his highly anticipated “Star Trek” reboot, which is due out May 2009.






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