I’ve been looking forward to a Spy Hunter movie with mild enthusiasm. The Rock (who has been long rumored to be the man in the lead) has a lot of natural charisma and I thought would be a perfect choice to bring a light hearted, fun adventure ride movie to us.
John Woo has been attached to the film ever since it was announced… but we’ve all heard for a long time that it looked like he would be off the film. Looks like that time has come… and in his place could be Paul W.S. Anderson. The good folks over at MovieHole give us this:
Woo – also recently removed, possibly willingly, from the “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” movie – will no longer direct the film. Instead, the master-of-stench Paul W.S Anderson (“Alien Vs. Predator”, “Mortal Kombat”) will helm. No word on whether a new director being hired for the film has nudged The Rock out of the picture. I’m guessing it has.
So if this is true… do you think Rock would walk off the movie? I don’t think it would… as a matter of fact, this could be one of those situations where Anderson could actually be the right fit for a movie like this (don’t start throwing things at me… I never said he was a solid director… just that a project like this one could be a good match for him).
As a side note… I publicly confess that I’ve always loved the first Mortal Combat movie. My shame is great.
