On 17 May 2011, Scott was set to direct and produce the Cold War thriller "Reykjavík," from a script by Kevin Hood for Headline Films. On 29 August 2012, Mike Newell will replace Scott as director of "Reykjavík" with Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz as Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, respectively. On 13 May 2014, Baltasar Kormákur is set replace Newell as director. However, plans fell into development hell.