…and they just keep coming. Paramount has the rights to direct the videogame Splinter Cell, which will be directed by Peter Berg. Coming Soon have the story.
Variety says Berg is writing the script along with Splinter Cell game writer J.T. Petty and John J. McLaughlin (Man of the House). Paramount said the movie is aimed at combining the game’s blend of stealth action with a “dynamic, original” character.
For those of you who don’t play videogames and have never heard of Splinter Cell, it’s a stealth game where you are a single spy sent in to eliminate some terrorist threat. The game is extremely well designed and offers some incredibly tense action.
I’m not going to say I told you so, but…I did suggest here that it would make a good game!
The lead voices in the game are taken by Michael Ironside as the spy Sam Fisher himself, already carrying a good history within the game being a first class operative taken out of retirement for a new assignment, and Dennis Haysbert (The President in 24) as his boss and the leader of the new black ops team. It would be very interesting to see if they are approached for these roles, both are excellent and Ironside brings the right touch of world weary, wise cracking attitude to the role.
Background of the game from Coming Soon:
Published by Ubisoft, Splinter Cell has been one of the most successful “stealth” action games. The first two games in the series, “Splinter Cell” and “Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow,” have already sold more than 6 million units worldwide, and a third, “Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory,” is slated for release in March.
