Action director John McTiernan's trouble with the law may soon be ending (read all about it here) which means he'll soon be able to get back to work. And earlier this year, his first post-prison project "Red Squad" made some headlines, but not much has been heard since. But if all goes well, it looks like he's found a leading man. THR reports that Nicolas Cage (of course) is attached to "Red Squad," penned by Cam Cannon and Jorge Suarez, about a band of mercenaries who face off against a drug lord in a Mexican border town. Cool beans, right? Well, not so fast. More legal troubles including foreclosure and bankruptcy could complicate things as that matter still has to go before the courts, so don't cross your fingers just yet. (We don't know all the legal mumbo jumbo, but hit the trade for all the details). And the...
- 5/28/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
After serving 12 months in prison due to his involvement in the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal – in which he lied to an FBI agent about his history with Pellicano - Die Hard helmer John McTiernan is finally ready to jump back into filmmaking. Though the bankrupt director is still struggling to recover from the prison stint, word is that his DEA thriller Red Squad is gearing up to shoot soon, with Nicolas Cage attached to star.
Apparently, McTiernan is under the gun to get moving on Red Squad and other projects, so that he can fight foreclosure on his ranch by proving in an evidentiary hearing on July 8th that he’ll soon be able to pay off bank loans with money from directing. In the film, Cage will play “a former DEA agent with a rogue streak.” The story focuses on the agent and his select team of mercenaries, who...
Apparently, McTiernan is under the gun to get moving on Red Squad and other projects, so that he can fight foreclosure on his ranch by proving in an evidentiary hearing on July 8th that he’ll soon be able to pay off bank loans with money from directing. In the film, Cage will play “a former DEA agent with a rogue streak.” The story focuses on the agent and his select team of mercenaries, who...
- 5/28/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Nicolas Cage is reportedly attached to filmmaker John McTiernan's proposed comeback film "Red Squad" at Hannibal Classics and Patriot Pictures.
Cannon and Jorge Suarez penned the story which centers on a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.
The project marks McTiernan's first film following his release from federal prison. Earlier reports indicate the film is budgeted at around $26 million.
Source: THR Esq...
Cannon and Jorge Suarez penned the story which centers on a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.
The project marks McTiernan's first film following his release from federal prison. Earlier reports indicate the film is budgeted at around $26 million.
Source: THR Esq...
- 5/28/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Man, I remember the last time I wrote about director John McTiernan — back in 2010, when he was going to federal prison for illegally wiretapping a producer on the Godawful “Rollerball” remake. It was pretty big news, especially because McTiernan is responsible for some really awesome action movies, from a pair of “Die Hard” flicks (including the original), “The Hunt For Red October,” and “Predator.” He also directed the aforementioned “Rollerball,” but hey, no one’s perfect. Well, McTiernan has served his time and is due out of the federal pen later this month, and he didn’t waste a whole lot of time landing a directing gig. The director, whose last movie was the military thriller “Basic” in 2003, has signed on to direct the heist thriller “Red Squad” for Hannibal Classics. Written by Cam Cannon and Jorge Suarez, “Red Squad” would follow “a former DEA agent with a rogue streak...
- 2/10/2014
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
In what will be his first film following his release later this month from federal prison, filmmaker John McTiernan has signed on to direct the action thriller "Red Squad" for Hannibal Classics and Patriot Pictures.
Cannon and Jorge Suarez penned the story which centers on a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.
The "Die Hard," "Predator," "Hunt for Red October" and "Thomas Crown Affair" director started his prison sentence in North Dakota in April last year.
Filming is slated to begin this spring in Alabama.
Source: Variety...
Cannon and Jorge Suarez penned the story which centers on a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.
The "Die Hard," "Predator," "Hunt for Red October" and "Thomas Crown Affair" director started his prison sentence in North Dakota in April last year.
Filming is slated to begin this spring in Alabama.
Source: Variety...
- 2/10/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Die Hard director John McTiernan has lined up his first film following his 12-month prison sentence, as Variety reports that he’ll helm the DEA thriller Red Squad. Penned by Cam Cannon and Jorge Suarez, the plot will center on a “former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.” Sure, it sounds a bit generic but seeing as McTiernan has more than proven himself in the genre, I don’t think we have anything to worry about.
Of course, by now most people are familiar with the director’s story, and how he served a year in prison for lying to a federal officer. It led to Hollywood essentially shunning him and most of the projects that he was developing at the time getting abandoned, with several producers even going so far as to file lawsuits.
Of course, by now most people are familiar with the director’s story, and how he served a year in prison for lying to a federal officer. It led to Hollywood essentially shunning him and most of the projects that he was developing at the time getting abandoned, with several producers even going so far as to file lawsuits.
- 2/8/2014
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
It’s been a rough few years for John McTiernan, the director who commonly blurs the line between craftsman and artist thanks to his genre-defining work on films like “Die Hard” and “Predator.” Thankfully, things seem to be turning around for the filmmaker, as Variety is reporting that McTiernan has lined up his first gig following his 12-month prison sentence (tangentially tied to the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal that rocked Hollywood a few years ago): a nifty-sounding DEA thriller from Hannibal Classics entitled “Red Squad.” It will be good to have him back. The trade describes the script, which was written by Cam Cannon (who is also producing) and Jorge Suarez, as centering on “a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord.” While this may sound like a typical action vehicle,...
- 2/8/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
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