Ruben Fleischer To Direct Spy Hunter

Project862006 · Sep 25, 2012

Exclusive: Zombieland Director Ruben Fleischer Pulling Trigger on Spy Hunter

Cue the Peter Gunn theme music! Although its been quite a while since we laid hands on an old-school arcade machine or video game console, one of our favorite titles has slowly, slyly gotten one step closer to the big screen: Ruben Fleischer (whose Zombieland we liked so much, were willing to overlook 30 Minutes or Less) has signed on to direct and executive produce an adaptation of Spy Hunter, the classic 1983 Bally Midway video game, for Warner Bros. Pictures.
No doubt, making Spy Hunter will allow the director to spray considerably more bullets onscreen than he was ultimately allowed to in Gangster Squad, which Fleischer had to substantially recut in the wake of the Aurora, Colorado, shooting. (Squad has since been pushed from its original release date this September to early next January.)
Spy Hunter has been sliding around the studio for the better part of the last decade, attracting first John Woo and the Rock (lets consider that combo a bullet dodged, eh?) in 2004 and, later, Paul W.S. Anderson, but the master of the schlockbuster instead opted to remake Death Race 2000 for Paramount in 2007.
Last wed heard in 2010, there was a Spy Hunter script from Chad St. John, who penned the recently aborted Albert Hughes shoot-em-up Motor City, but were now told that Fleischer will be seeking new screenwriters to execute his take.
And so: Lit agents, to your Bluetooths! After all, those oil-slick-filled set pieces arent going to write themselves.
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http://www.vulture.com/2012/09/spy-hunter.html

Octoberist · Sep 26, 2012

It's so weird how these adaptation doesn't want to die. There hasn't even been a game since 2006.

GREEN =w= DAY · Sep 26, 2012

at least they got a decent director, so that's a pretty good start so far

i remember playing the hell out of Spy Hunter on the NES when i was little

Slushy · Sep 26, 2012

I wonder if The Rock's phone is ringing. He was in the videogame remake!

terry78 · Dec 15, 2012

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=98098

He says he wants to put it on the fast track. Basically the closest thing to an American James Bond.

dude stannis · Dec 15, 2012

The Rock in a film with Ruben Fleischer's comedic sensibilities. Please happen.

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