Exclusive: Filmmaker Walter Hill was honored with a Tribute Ceremony in France on Tuesday evening, which marked the opening night of the International Thriller Film Festival – Reims Polar.
A retrospective of Hill’s films are being shown at the festival, which runs through April 10, including The Warriors, 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone. The filmmaker attended a screening of his film Southern Comfort in Paris earlier this week, and will be presenting a masterclass moderated by Jean-Francois Rauger, who serves as Head of Programming at La Cinémathèque française.
Hill’s many other credits include the Westerns The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend and Wild Bill. He co-produced Alien and served as producer or exec producer on its three sequels, winning an Emmy and DGA Award in 2005 for the pilot of HBO’s Deadwood. He also directed AMC’s Broken Trail,...
A retrospective of Hill’s films are being shown at the festival, which runs through April 10, including The Warriors, 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone. The filmmaker attended a screening of his film Southern Comfort in Paris earlier this week, and will be presenting a masterclass moderated by Jean-Francois Rauger, who serves as Head of Programming at La Cinémathèque française.
Hill’s many other credits include the Westerns The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend and Wild Bill. He co-produced Alien and served as producer or exec producer on its three sequels, winning an Emmy and DGA Award in 2005 for the pilot of HBO’s Deadwood. He also directed AMC’s Broken Trail,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Twitter has some thoughts about the Father’s Day gift guide Ivanka Trump’s company recently released — and they aren’t holding back.
With less than two weeks until the June 18 holiday, the company founded by the elder daughter of President Donald Trump shared some present ideas on its website.
“Celebrate your main man with a thoughtful gift that says, among other things, ‘Thank you for putting up with my teen years,’ ” reads the caption at the top of the page, which goes on to recommend grilling tools, a grooming gift set, coasters and other ideas.
“Whether a football lover or a coffee aficionado,...
With less than two weeks until the June 18 holiday, the company founded by the elder daughter of President Donald Trump shared some present ideas on its website.
“Celebrate your main man with a thoughtful gift that says, among other things, ‘Thank you for putting up with my teen years,’ ” reads the caption at the top of the page, which goes on to recommend grilling tools, a grooming gift set, coasters and other ideas.
“Whether a football lover or a coffee aficionado,...
- 6/7/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Saville Productions has acquired the bestselling thriller novels The King Of Swords and Mr Clarinet by Nick Stone, with plans to develop them as a dramatic series for cable or digital platforms. Set in Miami during the city’s cocaine cowboys heyday of the 80s and 90s, the novels follow ex-Miami cop and P.I. Max Mingus, navigating the complexities of international corruption and crime. Mr. Clarinet sees Mingus searching for a missing 3-year-old boy in Haiti only to come up…...
- 10/16/2015
- Deadline TV
Currently filming a remake of MGM's "The Magnificent Seven" with Denzel Washington, director Antoine Fuqua is in early talks with The Weinstein Company to direct and executive produce what will be an adaptation of bestselling Nick Stone novel series by British author Andy McNab. McNab is the author of a number of action thrillers (he's written 16 volumes total). His Nick Stone franchise is based on an ex-sas soldier working on deniable operations for British intelligence. The series draws extensively on McNab's own real-life experiences and knowledge of Special Forces soldiering (he's a former Special Air Service sergeant himself who was honored with the...
- 6/25/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Weinstein Company is reportedly close to winning an auction for the rights to produce a TV series based on the character of former Sas agent Nick Stone, the hero of sixteen bestselling novels by Andy McNab.
Antoine Fuqua is in early discussions to direct the pilot and be an executive producer on the show which will adapt the books about the Stone character who struggles to mix life with his covert work.
In the books Stone left British Intelligence after the shooting of three Ira volunteers in Gibraltar, now he roams the world as somewhat of a mercenary just trying to keep his head above water.
McNab is a former Special Air Service sergeant who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Source: Deadline...
Antoine Fuqua is in early discussions to direct the pilot and be an executive producer on the show which will adapt the books about the Stone character who struggles to mix life with his covert work.
In the books Stone left British Intelligence after the shooting of three Ira volunteers in Gibraltar, now he roams the world as somewhat of a mercenary just trying to keep his head above water.
McNab is a former Special Air Service sergeant who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Source: Deadline...
- 6/25/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: The Weinstein Company is close to winning an auction for a series of 16 bestselling novels by Andy McNab. The intention is to turn the books into a series revolving around former British Army regiment Sas agent Nick Stone. Already, Antoine Fuqua is in early discussions to direct the pilot and be an executive producer. CAA is running the auction. McNab, a former Special Air Service sergeant who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, has written 16 volumes…...
- 6/24/2015
- Deadline TV
Jason Statham has dropped out of starring in Echelon, the movie adaptation of Andy McNab's book Firewall. Expendables star Statham had been earmarked for the role of Sas agent Nick Stone in the movie, but McNab told Digital Spy that the action star is no longer available to take on the role. "That was originally what was going to happen, but he's just too committed," McNab said of Statham. "There are so many films he's got lined up, there wouldn't be a slot for him to do it." Asked if McNab had a replacement for Statham and a director lined up, he replied: "No. Basically there's three or four that have been flagged up, but they're still going through the process of reading scripts and all that. "Some directors will only deal through certain actors and certain actors (more)...
- 10/28/2011
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
While it does seem sort of criminal that Eric Bana still doesn't have a badass action movie franchise of his own, Jason Statham clearly intends to collect as many potential recurring tough guy characters as possible. The twice-CRANKed, thrice-TRANSPORTERed, likely to be re-expendable star is eyeballing the espionage thriller Echelon, which previously had Bana attached as former British Special Air Service soldier Nick Stone. The Stone character has appeared in thirteen books written by...
- 2/10/2011
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
Jason Statham is reportedly being lined up for the lead role in espionage thriller Echelon after Eric Bana dropped out.
Almost a year ago, it was announced that Hyde Park Entertainment has picked up the rights to Andy McNab’s 13-part espionage ‘Firewall’ novel series centered on the character of Nick Stone. The British actor is set to play Sas soldier Nick Stone who attempts to halt the Russian Organized Crime from trying to gain access to the world’s largest computer intelligence database.
Deadline says that Statham hasn’t yet signed on for the film, but is looking to take on the role that Eric Bana (The Hulk) was a few months later attached to. The project will be helmed by Simon Crane which will be his feature directing debut. Simon Crane was previously been engaged as a stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt.
It will be the...
Almost a year ago, it was announced that Hyde Park Entertainment has picked up the rights to Andy McNab’s 13-part espionage ‘Firewall’ novel series centered on the character of Nick Stone. The British actor is set to play Sas soldier Nick Stone who attempts to halt the Russian Organized Crime from trying to gain access to the world’s largest computer intelligence database.
Deadline says that Statham hasn’t yet signed on for the film, but is looking to take on the role that Eric Bana (The Hulk) was a few months later attached to. The project will be helmed by Simon Crane which will be his feature directing debut. Simon Crane was previously been engaged as a stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt.
It will be the...
- 2/10/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
It’s been a while since there’s been much movement on Echelon, the film adaptation of Andy McNab’s Firewall, which follows the exploits of former Sas tough guy Nick Stone. For a while, according to Deadline, Eric Bana was the man for the job, but he’s no longer attached. His replacement? Someone with just a teensy bit of experience in action films. Say it with us: Staaaaaaaaathaaaam! ‘Tis true: Jason Statham is said to be interested in taking over the lead in the film, which finds stunt master Simon Crane (last seen working on the likes of Salt and Surrogates, stepping up from his usual job of overseeing the action and being second unit director, to the big gig.Firewall is actually the third novel in the Stone series, which means the producers are thinking about this one as a likely franchise if it goes well. The...
- 2/10/2011
- EmpireOnline
Reports are coming out that Jason Statham may be replacing Eric Bana in the thriller Echelon. Bana was in talks for the film last summer, but has dropped out to pursue other interests. Now Statham is interested in the lead role in a film that follows a man “caught between the Russian Mafia and western secret agents trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program.”
The film will be based on the third book in a series written by Andy McNab about a fictional Sas agent Nick Stone. The third book is titled Firewall, but it seems producers want to stay away from that name, probably because Harrison Ford already made that movie a few years ago. As it turns out, McNab is actually a former Sas officer himself so he brings in some of his own experiences in this film. We should also say that “Andy McNab” is just a pseudonym.
The film will be based on the third book in a series written by Andy McNab about a fictional Sas agent Nick Stone. The third book is titled Firewall, but it seems producers want to stay away from that name, probably because Harrison Ford already made that movie a few years ago. As it turns out, McNab is actually a former Sas officer himself so he brings in some of his own experiences in this film. We should also say that “Andy McNab” is just a pseudonym.
- 2/10/2011
- by Ryan Laster
- If It's Movies
Almost a year ago, it was announced that Hyde Park Entertainment has picked up the rights to Andy McNab's 13-part espionage novel series based around the character Nick Stone. Then a few months later came news that Eric Bana (The Hulk) was offered the lead role. The actor apparently passed because Deadline is now reporting that Jason Statham is circling the role, but hasn't been signed yet. The name of the film is "Echelon" and it is based on the third novel in the series, called "Firewall." The story follows a Sas soldier as he attempts to prevent a terrorist organization from accessing the world.s largest computer intelligence database. Stunt coordinator Simon Crane (The Tourist, Salt) will make his feature directing debut.
- 2/10/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
No, this project has nothing to do with the financial face-off between Paul Bettany and Harrison Ford, but rather it's an adaptation of Firewall, the third book in Andy McNab's 13-book series following Special Air Service (Sas) soldier Nick Stone. Eric Bana had apparently been interested in the role, but Deadline now reports Jason Statham (The Transporter, The Mechanic) is now in the midst of circling the action thriller which is now going by the title Echelon. The story follows Nick Stone as he finds himself caught between the Russian Mafia and western secret agents trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program. I'm just glad this one won't have Statham taking on a blue collar laborer title as a cover-up for being an assassin. As for the talent behind the camera, stunt coordinator Simon Crane (whose work can be seen in Titanic, Salt and ...
- 2/10/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Bye bye, Eric Bana. It looks like “The Mechanic’s” Jason Statham is the latest action hunk of beef to “circle” Hyde Park’s adaptation of Andy McNab’s action novel “Firewall”, which will be called “Echelon” by the time it reaches theaters, presumably because “Echelon” sounds cooler than “Firewall”, which sounds computer nerdy and not nearly as echelon-y. Bana was previously attached to the film, but seems to have fallen by the wayside. Statham doesn’t have a deal to do the movie yet, but he’s apparently interested and in talks. Given that this is exactly the type of movie Statham was born to do, Hyde Park would be fools not to snatch him up post haste. Based on the series of action-adventure books by former Sas member Andy McNab (“Bravo Two Zero”), “Echelon” would star Statham as Nick Stone, a former Sas badass who finds himself stuck...
- 2/10/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Jason Statham is in talks to join the cast of the thriller "Echelon" to play the lead character of Nick Stone in "Echelon", a film adaptation of Andy McNab's espionage novel "Firewall" for Hyde Park Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi reports Variety.
In the book, the third of a series of twelve starring the character, Stone is an ex-sas officer turned freelance intelligence officer who works on risky deniable operations for cash.
Hired to kidnap a Russian mafia warlord and deliver him to St. Petersburg, he soon finds himself raiding a house in the cold wastes of Estonia where Russia has launched an online offensive to tap into the West's military secrets - secrets the Russians, the Americans, the Brits and rival mafia gangs all want to get their hands on.
Eric Bana was previously attached to the lead role. Simon Crane makes his directorial debut on the project...
In the book, the third of a series of twelve starring the character, Stone is an ex-sas officer turned freelance intelligence officer who works on risky deniable operations for cash.
Hired to kidnap a Russian mafia warlord and deliver him to St. Petersburg, he soon finds himself raiding a house in the cold wastes of Estonia where Russia has launched an online offensive to tap into the West's military secrets - secrets the Russians, the Americans, the Brits and rival mafia gangs all want to get their hands on.
Eric Bana was previously attached to the lead role. Simon Crane makes his directorial debut on the project...
- 2/10/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
We suppose it makes a bit of sense that Eric Bana's discarded projects will filter down to one-note actor Jason Statham, but it's still a bit of weird switch-up. Deadline reports that action hero Statham is now eying "Echelon," a project that Bana was in talks for last summer. The franchise potential project is based on the series of books written by Andy McNab about fictional Sas agent Nick Stone. The first book to be adapted, "Firewall," is actually the third in the series and will be retitled "Echelon," most likely to keep it from sounding like a lame internet…...
- 2/10/2011
- The Playlist
If an actor is sharing screentime with Jason Statham in one of his numerous Jason-Statham-kicks-ass-and-drives-cool-cars-and-screws-lots-of-hot-women vehicles, the odds of that character surviving is against them. And assuming that character does meet an untimely yet entirely expected end, the odds of that death being anything short of preposterously brutal [1] is even slimmer. So what's next on Statham's agenda of casual murder and badassery? Word is he aims to dispatch two teams worth of human punching bags in Echelon, an action-thriller that he's circling about a ex-special forces soldier who finds himself caught between warring Russian Mafia and Us secret agents as they all race to get their hands on the titular Echelon computer program. In other words, it promises to be a cultural melting pot of carnage. Learn more after the break. Deadline [2] says that Statham hasn't yet signed on for the film, but is looking to take on the role...
- 2/10/2011
- by Adam Quigley
- Slash Film
Jason Statham is circling the lead role in Echelon. Eric Bana was once attached to star in the thriller based on the novel Firewall, the 3rd book in Andy McNab's 13-book series.
Simon Crane, stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt, will make his directorial debut on the film. Statham would play Nick Stone, "an Sas soldier who finds himself caught between the Russian Mafia and western secret agents trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program."
McNab definitely knows the source material as a retired Sas soldier. He based the bestselling non-fiction novel, Bravo Two Zero , on his own experiences of going behind enemy lines in the first Iraq war. After the books success he swtiched gears and wrote the Young Adult series featuring his Nick Stone character.
This sounds like a perfect role for Statham. What are your thoughts of this news?...
Simon Crane, stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt, will make his directorial debut on the film. Statham would play Nick Stone, "an Sas soldier who finds himself caught between the Russian Mafia and western secret agents trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program."
McNab definitely knows the source material as a retired Sas soldier. He based the bestselling non-fiction novel, Bravo Two Zero , on his own experiences of going behind enemy lines in the first Iraq war. After the books success he swtiched gears and wrote the Young Adult series featuring his Nick Stone character.
This sounds like a perfect role for Statham. What are your thoughts of this news?...
- 2/10/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Deadline reports that Jason Statham is circling the lead role in Echelon , to which Eric Bana was previously attached. The film will be based on author Andy McNab's Nick Stone espionage novels. The movie is expected to be an adaptation of "Firewall," the third of 13 books in the series. Simon Crane, stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt , will make his feature directing debut. The project is set to be the first movie financed through the $250 million Hyde Park/Imagenation Abu Dhabi deal to develop, produce and distribute up to 20 movies over 7 years.
- 2/10/2011
- Comingsoon.net
The actor is looking for his next testosterone fueled adventure and may have found it in Echelon, based off a popular espionage based book series. At this point Statham is only looking at the feature and has not signed yet. The role was previously attached to Eric Bana who has since dropped out. The movie is based off the novel Firewall, from Andy McNab's 13-book series based on the central character Nick Stone. The movie will have a first time director in Simon Crane, a stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt. It is being produced by Ashok Amritraj of Hyde Park Entertainment, veteran casting agent Bonnie Timmermann (Public Enemies) and Steve Chasman. Chasman has worked on every Statham movie since 2002's Transporter. Statham would play Nick Stone, an Sas soldier who finds himself...
- 2/10/2011
- by Bryan Kritz
- The Daily BLAM!
Exclusive: Eric Bana was previously attached but now I've learned that action star Jason Statham is interested but hasn't signed yet. Hyde Park International will start selling the pic in Berlin. Echelon is based on the novel Firewall, the 3rd book in pseudonymous author Andy McNab's 13-book series. It will be the 3rd movie financed through the $250 million Hyde Park/Imagenation Abu Dhabi deal after Ghost Rider 2 and The Double. Simon Crane, stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt, will make his feature directing debut on this adaptation of the action thriller novel by bestselling novelist Andy McNab. Ashok Amritraj of Hyde Park Entertainment is producing alongside veteran casting agent Bonnie Timmermann (Public Enemies) and Steve Chasman, who’s worked with Statham ever since Transporter (2002). Statham would play Nick Stone, an Sas soldier who finds himself caught between the Russian Mafia and western secret agents trying to get...
- 2/10/2011
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
Jason Statham may join Echelon, based on the novel Firewall, the 3rd book in Andy McNab's 13-book series. Deadline reports that Hyde Park International will start selling the film in Berlin. Echelon is based on the novel Firewall marks the feature directoring debut of Simon Crane, the stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt. Statham would play Nick Stone, an Sas soldier gets himself stuck between western secret agents and the Russian Mafia who are both trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program. McNab, an ex-sas soldier, penned the bestselling non-fiction book Bravo Two Zero as well as creating a series of Young Adult Books...
- 2/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jason Statham may join Echelon, based on the novel Firewall, the 3rd book in Andy McNab's 13-book series. Deadline reports that Hyde Park International will start selling the film in Berlin. Echelon is based on the novel Firewall marks the feature directoring debut of Simon Crane, the stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt. Statham would play Nick Stone, an Sas soldier gets himself stuck between western secret agents and the Russian Mafia who are both trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program. McNab, an ex-sas soldier, penned the bestselling non-fiction book Bravo Two Zero as well as creating a series of Young Adult Books...
- 2/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Back in March, it was announced that Hyde Park Entertainment has picked up the rights to Andy McNab's 12-part espionage novel series based around the character Nick Stone. Pajiba is now reporting that Eric Bana (The Hulk, Time Traveler's Wife) has been offered the lead role. The first film in the series will be an adaptation of "Firewall," which is being turned into a movie called "Echelon." It will follow the ex-sas hardnut as he attempts to prevent a terrorist organization from accessing the world.s largest computer intelligence database. The script is written by John Connor, but a director has yet to be hired. Hyde Park is expected to announce a start date soon.
- 7/12/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Andy McNab is a British fiction writer, but before that, he was an honest to goodness Iraq War hero who wrote a book about his exploits during the first Gulf War, which was then turned into a movie starring Sean Bean called “Bravo Two Zero”. Since then, McNab has left the service behind and is now a full-time fiction writer, and he’s been quite successful at it, as it turns out. He is the author of the Nick Stone thrillers, a series that has spawn 12 novels so far. Now word from Filmofilia is that Hyde Park Entertainment plans to turn one of the novels, “Firewall”, into a movie called “Echelon” starring Eric Bana. The plot of “Echelon” would go something like this: …Nick Stone, Andy McNab’s series Sas agent, is off the Firm’s regular payroll owing to a major screwup in his last assignment that left his...
- 7/12/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Eric Bana is tipped to play the lead character of Nick Stone in "Echelon", a film adaptation of Andy McNab's espionage novel "Firewall" for Hyde Park Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi reports Pajiba.
In the book, the third of a series of twelve starring the character, Stone is an ex-sas officer turned freelance intelligence officer who works on risky deniable operations for cash.
Hired to kidnap a Russian mafia warlord and deliver him to St. Petersburg, he soon finds himself raiding a house in the cold wastes of Estonia where Russia has launched an online offensive to tap into the West's military secrets - secrets the Russians, the Americans, the Brits and rival mafia gangs all want to get their hands on.
Bonnie Timmerman and Ashok Amritraj will produce with McNab and John Connor who penned the script. No production has yet been scheduled as producers have not yet locked in a director.
In the book, the third of a series of twelve starring the character, Stone is an ex-sas officer turned freelance intelligence officer who works on risky deniable operations for cash.
Hired to kidnap a Russian mafia warlord and deliver him to St. Petersburg, he soon finds himself raiding a house in the cold wastes of Estonia where Russia has launched an online offensive to tap into the West's military secrets - secrets the Russians, the Americans, the Brits and rival mafia gangs all want to get their hands on.
Bonnie Timmerman and Ashok Amritraj will produce with McNab and John Connor who penned the script. No production has yet been scheduled as producers have not yet locked in a director.
- 7/12/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Next week Sony will be hoping to launch the next Bourne franchise with Angelina Jolie in Salt, but of course, there's plenty of room in the spy-on-the-run pool, and Hyde Park Entertainment is trying to jump in as well. According to Pajiba and their omnipresent source The Hollywood Cog, Hyde Park is setting Eric Bana to star in their adaptation of Firewall, the first in Andy McNab's 12-book spy series starring ex-sas agent Nick Stone. Sas stands for Special Air Service and is the prime special forces arm of the British military, most famous for rescuing the hostages during the 1980 Iranian Embassy hostage crisis. In the Firewall adaptation, which will be retitled Echelon probably thanks to that crappy Harrison Ford thriller, Bana will attempt to keep a large terrorist organization away from "the world's largest computer intelligence database." You know, like you do. McNab is actually a pseudonym, as...
- 7/12/2010
- cinemablend.com
If the rumors are true that MGM's financial troubles have caused the studio to cancel plans for James Bond 23 (working title), then this might be the perfect time for a new super-secret super-agent to hit the big screen. According to Pajiba, Hyde Park Entertainment is in the process of developing the first of a planned series of movie adaptations of Andy McNab’s 12-novel espionage series and they're looking at Eric Bana as the potential headliner of the franchise.
McNab's series of novels feature Nick Stone, a former member of Britain's elite Special Air Service (Sas) who troubleshoots problems around the world. The first movie, titled Echelon, is based on McNab's novel Firewall in which Nick Stone attempts to stop a terrorist organization from accessing the largest computer intelligence database in the world. The movie script is by John Connor, who is also co-producing the movie with Imagenation Abu Dhabi.
McNab's series of novels feature Nick Stone, a former member of Britain's elite Special Air Service (Sas) who troubleshoots problems around the world. The first movie, titled Echelon, is based on McNab's novel Firewall in which Nick Stone attempts to stop a terrorist organization from accessing the largest computer intelligence database in the world. The movie script is by John Connor, who is also co-producing the movie with Imagenation Abu Dhabi.
- 7/12/2010
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Espionage is still big business. Just look at the recent headlines about those Russian spies in Connecticut. I wonder why, with as many real-life stories about spies and double agents - like the Cambridge Five, for example - why we don't see more of those from time to time. But until we do, more fictional superspies are headed to theaters, including Andy McNab's Nick Stone.
Filmofilia says Hyde Park Entertainment likes Eric Bana for the role of the former British Special Air Force soldier who becomes an intelligence worker in McNab's 12-novel series. One of those books, called Firewall, is the basis for Echelon, presumably the first film in the Nick Stone series.
Filmofilia says Hyde Park Entertainment likes Eric Bana for the role of the former British Special Air Force soldier who becomes an intelligence worker in McNab's 12-novel series. One of those books, called Firewall, is the basis for Echelon, presumably the first film in the Nick Stone series.
- 7/12/2010
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Echelon is a movie based on the book Firewall, the first in the 12 novel espionage series by author Andy McNab.
So, when we have word “espionage” involved, it already sounds like some new action Bond-like hero is coming.
Hyde Park Entertainment is in charge for developing this project, and it looks that Eric Bana could be just the perfect hero for this kind of project…
The story follows an ex British Special Air Service soldier Nick Stone “as he attempts to prevent a terrorist organization from accessing the world’s largest computer intelligence database. Nick Stone is on the run after ‘lifting’ one of the heads of what the intelligence services call Roc (Russian Organized Crime).
A group of City investors is unhappy wtih the way the warlord’s activities have manipulated the markets, and they want him taken to St Petersburg for disposal. Back in London, Stone is given...
So, when we have word “espionage” involved, it already sounds like some new action Bond-like hero is coming.
Hyde Park Entertainment is in charge for developing this project, and it looks that Eric Bana could be just the perfect hero for this kind of project…
The story follows an ex British Special Air Service soldier Nick Stone “as he attempts to prevent a terrorist organization from accessing the world’s largest computer intelligence database. Nick Stone is on the run after ‘lifting’ one of the heads of what the intelligence services call Roc (Russian Organized Crime).
A group of City investors is unhappy wtih the way the warlord’s activities have manipulated the markets, and they want him taken to St Petersburg for disposal. Back in London, Stone is given...
- 7/12/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Jason Bourne is on ice, Jack Ryan is in no rush to return, and James Bond is sitting forlorn with empty pockets. Can any actor and franchise fill the action-espionage void? How would you feel about Eric Bana as former British Special Air Service soldier Nick Stone? The character has appeared in a dozen books by Andy McNab (an actual ex-sas member himself), but Pajiba says the first movie will be based on the book "Firewall" and renamed Echelon to avoid confusion with hacking and...
- 7/10/2010
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
Back in March of this year, Variety announced that Hyde Park Entertainment had picked up the rights to Andy McNab's 12-novel espionage series based around the character Nick Stone. According to the Hollywood Cog, Eric Bana is poised to play that character in a potential espionage series.
The script comes from John Connor, who is also a producer on the project, which is being co-produced by Imagenation Abu Dhabi. The first film in the series will be an adaptation of Firewall, which is being turned into a movie called Echelon. It will follow the ex-sas hardnut as he attempts to prevent a terrorist organization from accessing the world's largest computer intelligence database.
Author Andy McNab is a fascinating character in and of himself. Not so coincidentally, he is also an ex-sas officer, who was also the weapons coordinator on Michael Mann's Heat. He was also the most highly...
The script comes from John Connor, who is also a producer on the project, which is being co-produced by Imagenation Abu Dhabi. The first film in the series will be an adaptation of Firewall, which is being turned into a movie called Echelon. It will follow the ex-sas hardnut as he attempts to prevent a terrorist organization from accessing the world's largest computer intelligence database.
Author Andy McNab is a fascinating character in and of himself. Not so coincidentally, he is also an ex-sas officer, who was also the weapons coordinator on Michael Mann's Heat. He was also the most highly...
- 7/8/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Move over, Jason Bourne – there’s a new movie spy in town, and his name is Nick Stone.Stone, in case you didn’t know, is the hero of the long-running series of novels by ex-sas hardnut and Heat shoot-out co-ordinator, Andy McNab. In the ultimate example of ‘write-what-you-know’, Stone is also an ex-sas hardnut, constantly getting mixed up in all sorts of political intrigue that warrant solving with extreme violence.So far the Stone series has stretched to twelve books, the rights to which have just been snapped up by Hyde Park and casting director-turned-producer, Bonnie Timmerman. Timmerman first bought the rights in the mid-90s, sold them to Harvey Weinstein in 2001, and has now got them back again after they were allowed to lapse.The first Stone movie in the works is an adaptation of the third novel, Firewall, which will be renamed Echelon for the silver screen...
- 3/18/2010
- EmpireOnline
Hyde Park Entertainment has picked up the film rights to Andy McNab's twelve-novel espionage series based around the character Nick Stone reports Variety.
"Echelon", a film adaptation of the third novel "Firewall", Stone is an ex-sas officer turned freelance intelligence officer who works on risky deniable operations for cash.
Hired to kidnap a Russian mafia warlord and deliver him to St. Petersburg, he soon finds himself raiding a house in the cold wastes of Estonia where Russia has launched an online offensive to tap into the West's military secrets - secrets the Russians, the Americans, the Brits and rival mafia gangs all want to get their hands on.
Bonnie Timmerman and Ashok Amritraj will produce with McNab and John Connor who penned the script.
"Echelon", a film adaptation of the third novel "Firewall", Stone is an ex-sas officer turned freelance intelligence officer who works on risky deniable operations for cash.
Hired to kidnap a Russian mafia warlord and deliver him to St. Petersburg, he soon finds himself raiding a house in the cold wastes of Estonia where Russia has launched an online offensive to tap into the West's military secrets - secrets the Russians, the Americans, the Brits and rival mafia gangs all want to get their hands on.
Bonnie Timmerman and Ashok Amritraj will produce with McNab and John Connor who penned the script.
- 3/18/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Hyde Park has boughts the film rights to author Andy McNab's Nick Stone espionage novels. The first movie will be titled Echelon and based on McNab's novel "Firewall," the third of 12 books in the series. The book is described as follows: The Russians were serious players. If things didn't go as planned, Sergei said, I'd be lucky to be shot dead in the hotel lobby. If they captured me, I'd be taken to some remote bit of wasteland and have my stomach slit open. They'd pull my lungs out and then leave me to watch them flop around on my chest like a couple of freshly caught mullet for the thirty minutes it would take me to die. These things happen, he had explained, when you mess with the main men in Russian Organized Crime. But I didn't have a choice...' Helsinki,...
- 3/18/2010
- Comingsoon.net
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