Variety is reporting that Steven Spielberg is seriously considering directing a movie about fictional secret agent Matt Helm, created by author Donald Hamilton.
The film was developed for several years by DreamWorks before the studio left it behind at Paramount Pictures, which owns the rights.
Spielberg's representatives told the trade that he is attached to produce, but it's unclear if he's going to direct. Spielberg is reportedly excited about the project again after the rewrite that Paul Attanasio delivered last week.
Matt Helm is based on a series of novels about a government agent whose mission is to take down enemy agents. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing.
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Plenty of material to work with:
Death of a Citizen (1960)
The Wrecking Crew (1960)
The Removers (1961)
The Silencers (1962)
Murderers' Row (1962)
The Ambushers (1963)
The Shadowers (1964)
The Ravagers (1964)
The Devastators (1965)
The Betrayers (1966)
The Menacers (1968)
The Interlopers (1969)
The Poisoners (1971)
The Intriguers (1972)
The Intimidators (1974)
The Terminators (1975)
The Retaliators (1976)
The Terrorizers (1977)
The Revengers (1982)
The Annihilators (1983)
The Infiltrators (1984)
The Detonators (1985)
The Vanishers (1986)
The Demolishers (1987)
The Frighteners (1989)
The Threateners (1992)
The Damagers (1993)
The Dominators – unpublished
The film was developed for several years by DreamWorks before the studio left it behind at Paramount Pictures, which owns the rights.
Spielberg's representatives told the trade that he is attached to produce, but it's unclear if he's going to direct. Spielberg is reportedly excited about the project again after the rewrite that Paul Attanasio delivered last week.
Matt Helm is based on a series of novels about a government agent whose mission is to take down enemy agents. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing.
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Plenty of material to work with:
Death of a Citizen (1960)
The Wrecking Crew (1960)
The Removers (1961)
The Silencers (1962)
Murderers' Row (1962)
The Ambushers (1963)
The Shadowers (1964)
The Ravagers (1964)
The Devastators (1965)
The Betrayers (1966)
The Menacers (1968)
The Interlopers (1969)
The Poisoners (1971)
The Intriguers (1972)
The Intimidators (1974)
The Terminators (1975)
The Retaliators (1976)
The Terrorizers (1977)
The Revengers (1982)
The Annihilators (1983)
The Infiltrators (1984)
The Detonators (1985)
The Vanishers (1986)
The Demolishers (1987)
The Frighteners (1989)
The Threateners (1992)
The Damagers (1993)
The Dominators – unpublished
