Dan Trachtenberg, a 2003 film and media arts alumnus, was recently hired by Universal Studios to direct “Crime of the Century,” a science fiction/action flick not to be confused by a TV movie of the same name about the Lindberg kidnapping, produced in 1996.

According to the School of Communications and Theater, this is Trachtenberg’s first time directing a feature-length film. His prior directorial experience includes a short film, “Portal: No Escape,” which was the second highest rated video in the film and animation section on Youtube.