Jon Turteltaub has made plans to make his next directing project a remake of the 2009 Israeli film  A Matter of Size , according to a story at  The Hollywood Reporter .
The original film, directed by Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor, told the story of a group of overweight friends who decide to take up Sumo wrestling. Howard Franklin ( The Big Year ) will tackle writing duties on the American version.
Turteltaub, best known for both  National Treasure  films, last directed  The Sorcerer's Apprentice  at Disney.  Size , meanwhile, is housed at Paramount and will be produced by David Permut.
You can watch the trailer for the original in the player below:
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