Ruben Fleischer To Helm Big Screen Adaptation Of SPY HUNTER Video Game
The Gangster Squad and Zombieland director has signed up to helm the big screen adaptation of Spy Hunter for Warner Bros. The film also has a writer in the form of Carter Blanchard. Hit the jump for details!
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. have finally found a director for the big screen adaptation of Spy Hunter. Ruben Fleischer, who recently helmed Gangster Squad, will take on the video adaptation for the studio working on a script from Carter Blanchard. While Fleischer has previously tackled Zombieland and 30 Minutes Or Less, Blanchard is best known only for Glimmer, a spec script that sold to DreamWorks and has Ringan Ledwidge (Gone) directing. Are you excited about this news?
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