MUMBAI: Penn, who last directed Into the Wild in 2007, is reportedly in talks to helm Crazy for the Storm, Warner Bros' adaptation of the survival memoir by Norman Ollestad.

The film tells the story of Norman's unique relationship with his father who forced him into the world of extreme surfing and competitive downhill skiing beginning at the age of three. But it was those close skills that allowed a 11-year-old Norman to survive a plane crash in the midst of a blizzard in the San Gabriel mountain.

Will Fetters has written the script for the adaptation that is being produced by Billy Gerber, Robn Weisbach and Fonda Snyder.

Penn, who is starring in Warners' Gangster Squad, has several projects in hand. Among them are The Comedian, a dramedy that stars Robert De Niro and Kristen Wiig.