Kosinski himself co-wrote the comic book 'Oblivion', and Disney acquired the rights after a heated bidding war with Paramount and Universal last summer.  Tom Cruise has expressed a strong interest in starring in Horizons, and attended the premiere of Tron: Legacy pursing the lead role.  Apparently, the film was in the design stage, but the budget could not be kept under $150 million, and Disney was not keen on a PG-13 science fiction actioner at such a high budget.

The commercial performance of the much-hyped Tron sequel presumably cooled the studio's heels on big budget science fiction endeavors for a while, but Kosinski retains a strong relationship with Disney.  Another Tron sequel could still happen with him on board, and he is also developing a remake of The Black Hole at the house of the mouse.

Horizons boasts a screenplay by Karl Gadjusek and William Monahan, who won an Oscar for The Departed.  The story concerns a solider in a post-apocalyptic future, patrolling Earth's scorched surface while the rest of humanity lives in the clouds.  While out repairing weaponry that hunts vicious aliens dwelling on Earth, he unexpectedly encounters a beautiful woman who changes his existence in profound, action packed ways.