The Wheelman
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| The Wheelman | |
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| Developer(s) | Midway Studios - Newcastle Tigon Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Midway Games |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC |
| Release date | 2008 or 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Action-Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
The Wheelman is a game being developed and to be published by Midway Games. It is slated to be released in 2008 or 2009.
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[edit] Premise
The protagonist (a digitized Vin Diesel), is a driver who comes out of his retirement to save a woman from his past.[1]
[edit] Background
The video game The Wheelman was first announced in February 2006 by publisher Midway Games as the second of three titles in a joint collaboration between Midway and MTV Networks.[2] Midway Games collaborated with Tigon Studios to design the game.[1] The video game is now slated for a 2008 or 2009 release.[3]
[edit] Film adaptation
Simultaneously with the announcement of the video game in February 2006, a film adaptation was announced with Vin Diesel in the lead role and Rich Wilkes, who worked with Diesel on xXx (2002), was hired to write the script. Paramount Pictures and MTV Films were announced to collaborate on the project.[2] Production of the film, with no script written yet, was estimated to be 18 months away from February 2006.[4] The film will be a sequel to the video game, which will establish the background.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Winda Benedetti. "Almost all that has been produced when video games go Hollywood, and movies become games, is a series of bombs. The successful blockbuster formula gets... lost in translation", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2006-12-07.
- ^ a b "“The Wheelman” To Come to Life as Video Game Property and Feature Film; Vin Diesel to Star and Produce", Midway Games, 2006-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ a b Wailin Wong. "Midway resets for 2008 or 2009", Chicago Tribune, 2007-12-25. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Vin, Midway put pedal to metal", Chicago Tribune, 2006-02-28.
