Hollywood’s latest love affair with the toga, which heated up after DreamWorks-Universal’s "Gladiator" nabbed $458 million worldwide at the B.O. and a best picture Oscar, is starting to rival the output of the 1950s when such pics as "The Robe," "Quo Vadis" and "Ben-Hur" hit the bigscreen.

Now, Zak Penn is taking a stab at Greek life. The scribe, who is best known for adapting such comicbook properties as "The Incredible Hulk" and "The X-Men" for the bigscreen, is writing and will produce "The Argonauts" for 20th Century Fox.

In the wake of the success of "300," sword-and-sandals pics have become a hot commodity.

Warner Bros. is moving forward with a "Clash of the Titans" remake, with Louis Leterrier at the helm, as well as a "300" sequel.

Joining the chariot race is Relativity Media, which has fast-tracked "War of Gods" about Greek warrior Theseus, who led a fight against imprisoned titans.

And at least three Hercules pics are in development around town, including Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment’s "Hercules: The Thracian Wars," which Peter Berg is attached to direct. Meanwhile, Universal also has a "God of War" pic in the works, based on the epic Greek myth-inspired vidgame, with Brett Ratner attached to helm.

Fox’s version of "The Argonauts" is based on Penn’s original take on the classic Greek tale. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were a band of heroic sailors who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts name comes from the sailors’ ship, the Argo.

John Davis ("Alien vs. Predator") is also on board to produce "The Argonauts."

The Argonauts tale has spawned a number of projects, including the 1963 film "Jason and the Argonauts," as well as a 2000 NBC miniseries. DreamWorks is developing a project, also titled "The Argonauts," about a group of treasure hunters who discover the wreck of the mythological sunken ship thought to have been captained by Jason, and are transported back in time to ancient Greece.

Penn is writing "The Avengers," which is based on the Marvel comicbook.