Titanic , Titanic , Titanic . Chances are, you won't be able to until well after George Lucas has gone to Jedi heaven and someone franchises out the rights. If you'd thought of this back in 1977, you would have made four films now that had each grossed at least five hundred mil. Be prepared to offer at least twenty million dollars and various perks. You may have to provide a resume, several references and, depending on your credit rating, a completion bond.
Script is optional.
Both Toms have the weird capability to propel mediocre films into stratospheric box office range. After Titanic , Forrest Gump is the all time highest grossing film not to have the name Lucas or Spielberg on it. It was called True Lies . Bonus points if the series runs on Nick at Night, the comic has a McFarlane toy tie-in or the novel was written by a guy named Crichton. Hire a string of screenwriters to try to jam the thing into a format for which it was not intended, but spend the real money on stars, sets, costumes and advertising.