Driver (film)
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| Driver | |
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| Directed by | Roger Avary |
| Produced by | Don Carmody Paul W.S. Anderson Jeremy Bolt Robert Kulzer |
| Written by | Roger Avary |
| Distributed by | Rogue Pictures |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $48 million[1] |
| IMDb profile | |
Driver is an upcoming film based on the former Atari and now Ubisoft video game franchise Driver.
[edit] Production
In February 2003, Impact Pictures, the production team of Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt, announced that it had acquired the film and TV rights to adapt the Atari video game Driver. Screenwriters James DeMonaco, Todd Jason Harthan, and James Roday were developing a script at the time. Impact Pictures had originally intended to produce the film Driver to coincide with the release of the video game Driver 3.[2] The following November, Impact Pictures announced its plans to produce a $50 million adaptation of Driver after wrapping up principal photography on Resident Evil: Apocalypse.[3] In April 2006, Rogue Pictures acquired the film rights to Driver from Impact Pictures and Constantin Films, the production companies responsible for the Resident Evil film franchise. Roger Avary replaced the original screenwriters in writing the script for Driver, as well directing the film.[4]
Prior to January 2007, Driver was slated to shoot at Cinespace Studios' MT28 lot in Toronto, Canada. Due to a waterfront revitalization project, the studio has been forced to move and the film has been put on hold.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tim Lai. "Film industry flickers as studio closes", Toronto Star, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Linder, Brian. "Games to Film: Infogrames' Driver Makes Impact", IGN, 2003-02-03. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
- ^ Gaudiosi, John. "Game filmer keeps on driving", The Hollywood Reporter, 2003-11-03. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
- ^ John Callaham. "EXCLUSIVE: Roger Avary To Write And Direct Driver Movie", FiringSquad, 2006-04-19. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
[edit] External link
- Driver at the Internet Movie Database
| The films of Roger Avary |
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| Directed: Killing Zoe • The Rules of Attraction • Driver Written: True Romance • Natural Born Killers • Pulp Fiction • Silent Hill • Beowulf |
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Driver: You Are the Wheelman • Driver 2 • DRIV3R • Parallel Lines• Driver 76 • Driver Vegas |
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