Update: Spec script sale: "Invasion"

Posted on this Monday, noting the trades hadn't reported it yet. Now they have:

Summit Entertainment and Participant Media are teaming on "Invasion," snapping up a Ben Magid's sci-fi spec script. "Invasion" is described as a sci-fi action movie with an environmental theme. Logline's under wraps.

This is the second project I've seen recently involving Participant Media -- the other being The Crazies -- that seems to stray from their roots - as noted here in a previous post:

Participant believes that a good story well told can truly make a difference in how one sees the world. Whether it is a feature film, documentary or other form of media, Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that also create awareness of the real issues that shape our lives.

We seek to entertain our audiences first, then to invite them to participate in making a difference next. Participant believes that people are basically good and that everyone deserves the chance to be a participant!

Known for high-minded, "progressive" movies including Good Night and Good Luck (2005), North Country (2005), Syriana (2005), An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Fast Food Nation (2006), The Visitor (2007), The Kite Runner (2007), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007), it makes one wonder if they are dumping their initial guiding philosophy -- or just stretching their brand into more entertainment-first projects.