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It appears that Roland Emmerich is trying to keep as busy as possible. With two films on his plate, Stonewall and the sequel to Independence Day, he is looking to future projects. Deadline released yesterday that the ever declining talent of Emmerich would like to take on the film adaptation of John Coe Robbins’ book Maya Lord. Here is their synopsis of the book:

Gonzalo -shipwrecked in a violent storm in 1511, he finds himself cast away on an unknown shore in the New World. A fierce tribe enslaves him and the other Spaniards in his small party. With little hope for escape, this brilliant and pragmatic adventurer searches for a way to advance in a strange new culture. Ix Zazil -the spirited and independent daughter of a powerful chieftain, she finds herself surprisingly drawn to the strange foreigner who has been thrust into her life from another world. Jeronimo -lost in the shipwreck with Gonzalo,...

After hearing that director Roland Emmerich would be taking a bit of a break from his usual fare to helm the political drama Stonewall, it’s nice to see that he won’t be staying away from the big budget projects for too long. Deadline is reporting that Emmerich’s production company, Centropolis Entertainment, have purchased the rights to John Coe Robbins’ novel Maya Lord, which the director is hoping to helm.

Maya Lord is the true story of Spanish explorer/iconic folk hero Gonzalo Guerrero, who was shipwrecked in Mexico during the 16th century. While there, he was enslaved by a Mayan tribe and seeing no way to escape, he ended up joining them, becoming a “major warlord” and defending them against various Spanish conquistadors.

While this project may not give the director a chance to blow anything up or bring about the end of the world, it’s...

Director Roland Emmerich (White House Down, Independence Day), through his Centropolis Entertainment has acquired the rights to the book Maya Lord, an historical novel written by John Coe Robbins.

Here's the synopsis from Amazon:

Gonzalo -shipwrecked in a violent storm in 1511, he finds himself cast away on an unknown shore in the New World. A fierce tribe enslaves him and the other Spaniards in his small party. With little hope for escape, this brilliant and pragmatic adventurer searches for a way to advance in a strange new culture. Ix Zazil -the spirited and independent daughter of a powerful chieftain, she finds herself surprisingly drawn to the strange foreigner who has been thrust into her life from another world. Jeronimo -lost in the shipwreck with Gonzalo, this uncompromising priest rejects Maya ways, holds fast to his beliefs and remains a slave. Like his fellow survivor, he is convinced he is the better man for his choice.

Filmmaker Roland Emmerich ("2012," "The Day After Tomorrow") has acquired the screen rights to John Coe Robbins' historical novel "Maya Lord" for his Centropolis Entertainment company.

The fact-based story follows a man named Gonzalo Guerrero, who was shipwrecked after a dangerous storm in 1511 and found himself on a mysterious shore in the New World.

He and his Spanish crew members were enslaved by a Mayan tribe with no hope of escape. Instead, the adventurer tries to find a way to advance in their society.

When one of his fellow captives joins Cortes, Guerrero rises within the Mayan tribe to become one of their top warlords, as they try to turn away the Spanish conquistadors. Guerrero eventually married the daughter of a Mayan chieftan.

Emmerich is already committed to making his 1960s gay rights project "Stonewall" and the long-awaited "Independence Day 2" before he gets to work on this.

Source: Deadline...

The last time Roland Emmerich delved into history, the world was faced with Anonymous, which ended up a controversial look at Shakespeare’s work. It seems he’s happy living in the past at the moment, because he’s preparing to direct 1960s-set gay rights drama Stonewall and may go even further back via his option on John Coe Robbins’ novel Maya Lord.Robbins’ book is set in 1511 and is based on the true story of Gonzalo Guerrero, who was shipwrecked and found himself washed ashore on an unknown part of what was then the New World. He and his fellow Spanish shipmate survivors were captured and enslaved by a Mayan tribe, and Guerrero ended up embracing the Mayan culture. When one of his fellow captives escaped and joined up with the invading forces led by Cortes, Guerrero became a Mayan warlord and defended his adopted people.According to Deadline,...

Exclusive: Roland Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment has acquired screen rights to Maya Lord, the historical novel written by John Coe Robbins.‎ The novel tells the fact-based story of Gonzalo Guerrero, who was shipwrecked in a violent storm in 1511, and found himself cast away on an unknown shore in the New World. He and his Spaniard shipmates were enslaved by a Mayan tribe. With no hope of escape, the brilliant and pragmatic adventurer searches for a way to advance in a strange new culture. As one of the captives eventually joins Cortes in the conquest of Mexico, Gonzalo adopts Maya ways and rises to become a major warlord, defending the Maya against Cortes and other Spanish conquistadors. Guerrero, who married the daughter of a Maya chieftain, is generally regarded in Mexico as the father of the first Mestizo family. Emmerich has been passionate about Guerrero’s story for years, and his...

White House Down director Roland Emmerich is set to produce and develop Maya Lord , a big screen adaptation of the book by John Coe Robbins. Published in 2011, the 16th century adventure is officially described as follows: Gonzalo -shipwrecked in a violent storm in 1511, he finds himself cast away on an unknown shore in the New World. A fierce tribe enslaves him and the other Spaniards in his small party. With little hope for escape, this brilliant and pragmatic adventurer searches for a way to advance in a strange new culture. Ix Zazil -the spirited and independent daughter of a powerful chieftain, she finds herself surprisingly drawn to the strange foreigner who has been thrust into her life from another world. Jeronimo -lost in the shipwreck with Gonzalo, this uncompromising...