Spy Hunter sneaks onto the big screen

*Raph's Girl* · 06-04-2007, 01:31 PM

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=0&id=41772

Alien vs. Predator director Paul W.S. Anderson will direct the big-budget adaptation of Spy Hunter, the popular Midway video game that revolves around a transforming supercar called the Interceptor, Variety reported.

Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson has long been attached to play the secret agent behind the wheel of the vehicle. Whether he'll be recast has yet to be determined.

Anderson will be working with another writer to pen the project, which has already gone through several writers, including Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Zak Penn and Stuart Beattie. John Woo was originally attached to helm the project in 2004. Universal will produce; Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.

The movie will introduce the never-seen spy hunter, who works for a secret government agency. He uses the gadget-packed Interceptor (which can transform from a car into a motorcycle, jet ski and submarine) to hunt down agents and thwart a shadowy terrorist organization known as Nostra.

The game's been around since the 1980s, and the car's turned into a pop-culture icon.

Johnson has already starred in Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run, a Midway game released last year. The plan was for the game to come out with the Spy Hunter movie, but when development hit a snag, the game maker was forced to release the title early in order to recoup production costs.

Raph's Girl note: Wait...his car can transform into a boat, a motorcycle, and all sorts of stuff??? So he has the Gadget mobile?

06-04-2007, 01:31 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Spy Hunter sneaks onto the big screen http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=0&id=41772 Alien vs. Predator director Paul W.S. Anderson will direct the big-budget adaptation of Spy Hunter, the popular Midway video game that revolves around a transforming supercar called the Interceptor, Variety reported. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson has long been attached to play the secret agent behind the wheel of the vehicle. Whether he'll be recast has yet to be determined. Anderson will be working with another writer to pen the project, which has already gone through several writers, including Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Zak Penn and Stuart Beattie. John Woo was originally attached to helm the project in 2004. Universal will produce; Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM. The movie will introduce the never-seen spy hunter, who works for a secret government agency. He uses the gadget-packed Interceptor (which can transform from a car into a motorcycle, jet ski and submarine) to hunt down agents and thwart a shadowy terrorist organization known as Nostra. The game's been around since the 1980s, and the car's turned into a pop-culture icon. Johnson has already starred in Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run, a Midway game released last year. The plan was for the game to come out with the Spy Hunter movie, but when development hit a snag, the game maker was forced to release the title early in order to recoup production costs. Raph's Girl note: Wait...his car can transform into a boat, a motorcycle, and all sorts of stuff??? So he has the Gadget mobile? __________________