EXCLUSIVE: I, Robot , The Crow , Dark City director Alex Proyas is set to direct The Hakim , inspired by late Bahrain leader Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa who led his country through an immense period of change over the course of 63 years from 1869 to 1932. Billed as an historical epic, the film is being developed, produced and financed by PG Entertainment UK, which plans to shoot the production in multiple locations including Bahrain and London. The screenplay is written by Peter C. Nelson and Fahar Faizaan, who also serve as producers on the project. Casting is underway, led by Dan Hubbard. The storyline will follow Shaikh Ali from his time as a young ruler who inherits Bahrain’s throne at 19-years-old following the death of his father. He must hold his family and nation together amid piracy, the collapse of the pearling economy, natural disaster and the discovery of oil that will reshape the future of the region.…