OK, I didn't see this one coming, but here goes. Apparently action movie director John Woo (Mission Impossible II, FaceOff, Broken Arrow, etc) and Terence Chang's Lion Rock Productions has reached a deal with Wiley that will allow them to create an action commedy entitled "Espionage for Dummies."
Apparently the script was written by the same guy behind the recent Starsky & Hutch movie. The Hollywood Reporter offers the following quote:
...original script about a high school vice principal who is forced to rely on the "Espionage for Dummies" manual when his identity becomes crossed with that of a U.S. superspy. Armed only with the superspy version of the manual, he must try to save the world.
Wiley and Lion Rock Prods. plan on releasing the project in fall 2005.
Woo, Chang spy deal for 'Dummies' [via The Hollywood Reporter.com]
John Woo Studies Espionage for Dummies [via ComingSoon.net]
While the movie seems to be an original script and not based on an actual Wiley book, personally I think it would be a nice target. Why stop there? How about releasing "Flash MX 2004: Training From The Source -- The Musical", or "Flash MX on Ice".
Posted by peter on October 28, 2004 at 01:07 PMactionstrip, i mean, actionscript....the porn! :)
Posted by: argonauta at October 28, 2004 06:58 PM