According to Variety,
Stuart Beattie will rewrite Universal's movie adaptation of the videogame
Spy-Hunter,
starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and directed by John Woo.
Spy-Hunter
If you have never heard of Stuart Beattie, the
guy actually boasts a pretty impressive resume [short, but impressive].
Of his previous projects he has done screenplays for Pirates of the
Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Collateral. His
upcoming projects include Spy-Hunter, Derailed, Truce,
and Scarecrow.
Universal is still hoping for a summer 2006 release,
which means production would have to begin shortly. The original script
for Spy-Hunter was penned by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Damian
Shannon, Mark Swift [collectively].