Spy and Espionage

Writer helps Man From U.N.C.L.E. big-screen adaptation take shape

Max Borenstein (Swordswallowers and Thin Men) will pen a new draft of Man From U.N.C.L.E., Warner Bros.’ big-screen take the 1960s cult TV espionage show, according to HeatVisionBlog. David Dobkin – who helmed Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers and Fred Claus – is already set to direct the long-in-development project. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ran from ….

Spy Hunter film adaptation back on track at Warner Bros.

Spy Hunter, which had been in development hell for years at Universal, is back on track for the big screen at Warner Bros., according to HeatVisionBlog. John Woo and Dwayne Johnson were attached to direct and star, respectively, in Spy Hunter while Universal had film rights. Then Paul W.S. Anderson attempted to relight the fire ….

Quantum Of Solace director circling Ludlum espionage thriller

According to Variety, Paramount has tapped Quantum Of Solace director Marc Forster for its adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s political thriller The Chancellor Manuscript. According to report, the studio has also contracted Peter O’Brien – who wrote a much buzzed about script for a female-driven thriller titled Unlocked – to write a new draft of the ….