It didn’t take long for the filmmaker behind the brilliant 2002 documentary film Bus 174 and the Golden Bear winning Elite Squad to follow the beckon call from the promised land called Hollywood. Jose Padilha hasn’t even starting lensing his first English language film and yet he has managed to sign up for four projects including today’s mention. Attached to direct A Willing Patriot for Warner Bros., Marching Powder for Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and poised to officially make his debut with Universal Pictures’ The Sigma Protocol later in the year, we can now add a video game feature to the possible mix as he and his writing partner Braulio Mantovani have struck a deal with Lionsgate to adapt Agent in Place.
The character-driven action thriller based on the game by Flint Dille and developed with Union Entertainment will be produced by Lionsgate production prexy Alli Shearmur and Union Entertainment prexy Richard Leibowitz. Dille and Dan Jevons will be executive producers.
