Taken director Pierre Morel has lined up a new international action film. Heat Vision reports that Morel is in talks to helm the tantalizingly named The Hitmanâs Bodyguard. The story centers on a protection agent who is tasked with guarding a hitman awaiting a chance âto testify against a war criminal and ex-head of state of an Eastern European country.â The success of the âopposites interactâ project will likely depend on what actors are cast in the two leads. Tom OâConnor (Fire with Fire) wrote the script.
Since Taken, Morel has only directed one other feature, 2010âs From Paris with Love. He was previously attached to helm the international thriller Bastille Day, but is apparently no longer involved with that project. Heâs also on the shortlist of directors that Sony is eyeing for the Denzel Washington-fronted adaptation of the CBS series The Equalizer.