Abrams will produce an adaptation of the Colum McCann novel about a cast of characters struggling to make it in 1970s New York all set against the backdrop of Phillippe Petit’s tightrope walk across the Twin Towers. Abrams is not expected to direct the film but will shepherd the production at Paramount with McCann adapting a script from his own material. Abrams next directorial project will presumably be STAR TREK 2 but so far no formal announcement has been made.