Gajdusek to pen 'Viking'

EXCLUSIVE: Working Title has brought Karl Gajdusek on to pen the script to "Viking," which Baltasar Kormakur is already attached to direct.Plot details are scarce, but pic is said to be in the vein of "Braveheart" and "Apocalypto," set in the world of the Norse warriors. No production date has been set, as the project is still in early development.Vikings are certainly getting their due in Hollywood these days -- Warner Bros. recently set "The Vanguard," starring Alexander Skarsgard with Chris Boal writing the script; Mel Gibson and Graham King also set up an untitled Viking film that at one point had Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.Gajdusek has been staying busy recently, rewriting Universal's "Oblivion" starring Tom Cruise and also "The Last Days of American Crime." His other past credits include "The Mechanic," "Unknown" and "Trespass."Kormakur is currently in post-production on the Working Title/Universal co-production "Contraband."Gajdusek is repped by Verve and Management 360. Kormakur is repped by WME. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com