Universal Pictures is finalizing a deal to produce a new sci-fi project, Agent 13. The film, directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Charlize Theron, is based on a comic book from the 1980’s.
Created byG.I. Joe and Transformers cartoon writers Flint Dille and David Marconi, comic had post-modern pulp overtones, replete with femme fatales and explosive cliffhangers. The featured character was male and according to early reports, it will remain that way despite Theron’s casting.
Sean Daniels, one of those behind Universal’s Mummy franchise, discovered the comic and has been developing since at least last year, is one of the producers along with Jason Brown.
Universal won a bidding war for the project with Warner Brothers.
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