Steven Soderbergh Heading to U.N.C.L.E.?

Source: comingsoon.net

November 16, 2010

Steven Soderbergh is the latest name to be associated with a proposed big-screen adaptation of the 60's spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., according to a story at The Hollywood Reporter.

David Dobkin was most recently attached as a director on the project and the article suggests that he will remain aboard as producer along with John Davis and Jeff Kleeman. Scott Z. Burns, who worked with Soderbergh on both The Informant! as well as the director's next, Contagion, will likely do a rewrite on the script.

Robert Vaughn and David McCallum starred in the original NBC series as Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, respectively. They were agents of United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.), who fight the forces of Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity (T.H.R.U.S.H.).

From IGN:

The Batman from U.N.C.L.E.

Clooney reportedly up for lead role in Soderbergh's adaptation.

November 17, 2010

by Jim Vejvoda

The Ocean's boys are reportedly plotting a new caper together.

According to The Playlist, Oscar winner George Clooney is said to be in talks to play protagonist Napoleon Solo in the big screen version of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. to be directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Robert Vaughn played Solo in the original 1960s TV series.

The rough plan is to shoot The Man from U.N.C.L.E. in late 2011 or more likely early 2012.

In addition to the three Ocean's films, the actor-director duo have made Solaris, The Good German and Out Of Sight together.

So who should play Solo's Russian partner Ilya Kuryakin? Daniel Craig perhaps? Paul Bettany? Matt Damon? Jeremy Renner?

I hope this comes to pass. I want to get a U.N.C.L.E. gun!

Armie Hammer Joins Tom Cruise for The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Source: ComingSoon

April 24, 2013

Donning the iconic mask for this summer's The Lone Ranger, Armie Hammer is set to bring to life another classic American television series. Deadline reports that Hammer will star opposite Tom Cruise in Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Steven Soderbergh was originally planning to direct the feature, based on the original NBC television series that starred Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo and David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin. They were agents of United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) who fight the forces of Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity (T.H.R.U.S.H.).

Cruise will play Solo with Hammer as Kuryakin, although the names may ultimately differ in the final film, especially if the project contemporizes the action and maintains some subtle continuity with the original series.

Alicia Vikander Scores Female Lead in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Source: ComingSoon

May 8, 2013

Alicia Vikander, who recently starred in Joe Wright's Anna Karenina, has taken the female lead in Guy Ritchie's The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that she'll star opposite Tom Cruise and Armie Hammer as a British agent, created specifically for the film.

Vikander can soon be seen in Warner Bros. Pictures' Seventh Son, hitting theaters October 18.

Tom Cruise Will No Longer Be The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

by SuperHeroHype

May 24, 2013

The big screen reboot of the American spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has gone through a rocky road on its trip to theaters. Just when it seemed like it was on the right path, they've hit another snag as Deadline is reporting that Tom Cruise has now left the project. Cruise's departure from the project is the result of the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5, which he will produce and star in. Warner Bros. is now actively looking for a replacement with hopes to start shooting the project in the fall.

Armie Hammer and Alicia Vikander are still signed on to star in the project. Guy Richie will direct the film from a script by Scott Z. Burns and Max Borenstein.

In a previous interview with ComingSoon.net, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns talked about setting the film in the 1960's.

"I thought it would be really fun to go back and look at spycraft in the Cold War and what you could and couldn't do," he said. "When you think about the world in the 1960's just in terms of cars and fashion and the aesthetic, to be able to go and shoot that world with today's cameras and today's technology, I think we could do some really cool stuff. Then also, the thing that was so cool about 'U.N.C.L.E.' that people don't realize--and this is why I like it more than 'Mission: Impossible'--the initial conceit of 'U.N.C.L.E.' was amazing. It was really about an organization that didn't have an affiliation with a country and Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin were guys who should've been sworn enemies. One was Russian and one was American and they worked together. In that way, it was a really incredibly progressive, hopeful kind of show."

Who do you want to see play Napoleon Solo in the big screen adaptation?

Henry Cavill in Talks for The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

by SuperHeroHype

May 28, 2013

Last week saw the announcement that actor Tom Cruise was bowing out of the upcoming reboot of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in favor of focusing on Mission: Impossible 5, which he will produce and star in. Now Variety is reporting that Man of Steel star Henry Cavill is in talks to take on the role of Napoleon Solo.

Should he sign on, Cavill will join Armie Hammer and Alicia Vikander in the project. Guy Richie will direct the film from a script by Scott Z. Burns and Max Borenstein.