LOS ANGELES:

“Wrath of the Titans” writer Dan Mazeau has been tapped to work on Universal’s spy pic “Section 6,” sources confirmed to Variety.

Aaron Berg penned the original spec, which Universal won in a heated bidding war back in 2013, paying six figures for the property.

At the time, the film seemed on a fast track to production with “Attack the Block” helmer Joe Cornish attaching himself to direct and “Unbroken” star Jack O’Connell coming on to star. A greenlight seemed like the next logical step.

The film covers the origins of MI6. Because of this, the project ran the risk of incurring copyright infringement claims from