Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
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| Spy Hunter: Nowhere To Run | |
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| Directed by | TBA |
| Produced by | Marty Adelstein Adrian Askarieh Chuck Gordon Neal H. Moritz |
| Written by | Stuart Beattie |
| Starring | The Rock |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run is an upcoming action film based on the 1983 arcade game Spy Hunter. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and is currently in production limbo.
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[edit] Plot summary
Former F-15 pilot Alec Decker (Dwayne Johnson) is a Spy Hunter working for an elite government agency. His mission is to stop a cartel intent on taking over the world. Decker drives a weapons-platform vehicle, the G-6155 Interceptor, to pursue cartel members who have similar vehicles.[1]
[edit] Production
In the summer of 2003, Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the 1983 arcade game Spy Hunter from Midway Games. The following September, Universal signed actor Dwayne Johnson (also known as "The Rock") to star in the film adaptation based on the game. Screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas were hired to write the screenplay, though a director had not been decided at the time. Spy Hunter was slated to begin its budgeted $90 million production in spring 2004 in time for a summer 2005 release.[2] In January 2004, screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon replaced the original writing duo to rewrite the script, with production slated for June.[3] By May, Universal Pictures acquired director John Woo to helm the project.[4] In the same month, the previous screenwriters were replaced by screenwriter Zak Penn to rewrite the script once more.[5] By August 2004, production had been delayed, pushing Spy Hunter back to be released in summer 2006.[6] In April 2005, Penn was replaced by screenwriter Stuart Beattie to rewrite the script.[7] By May 2005, however, director John Woo left his helm at Spy Hunter due to scheduling conflicts.[8]
In August 2005, Dwayne Johnson said the film was still developing without a director. Pre-production work was underway with designs such as the morphing Interceptor vehicle driven by Alec Decker.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Spy-Hunter Rewrite Requested", IGN, 2005-04-15. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Gabriel Snyder, Michael Fleming. "Rock rolls for U's 'Spy Hunter'", Variety, 2003-09-23. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Gabriel Snyder. "U puts slasher scribes on 'Spy Hunter'", Variety, 2004-01-06. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Claude Brodesser. "U Woos helmer to 'Spy' for vidgame adaptation", Variety, 2004-05-19. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Dana Harris. "Penn to pen Rock vehicle", Variety, 2004-05-24. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Ben Fritz. "'Spy' warriors psyched for a 'Psi-Ops' pic", Variety, 2004-08-15. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Gabriel Snyder, Dave McNary. "U takes a new 'Hunter' shot", Variety, 2005-04-14. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Alison James. "Woo view: Redo coup", Variety, 2005-05-10. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Paul Davidson. "Update from the Rock on Spy-Hunter", IGN, 2005-08-23. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
