It’s official: Need for Speed is going to be a movie, and it’s been “fast-tracked” to arrive in theaters in 2014. Paramount-owned Dreamworks had been talking to Electronic Arts about a cinematic treatment of the video game franchise, and the two were able to close a deal. The script is ready, penned by George Gatin, the brother of Real Steel screenwriter John Gatin.
The movie is based on the entire NFS franchise, not one particular series. So what can you expect? According to the love-fest press release, you’ll get “a fast-paced, high-octane film rooted in the tradition of the great car culture films of the 70s while being extremely faithful to the spirit of the video game franchise,” which makes it sound like there’ll be Lamborghinis, Nobles and Shelbys driven by middle-aged dudes with mustaches and huge sunglasses, and at least one afro.
A more accurate synopsis might be from a commenter at Joystiq, who wrote, “It’s going to have the live-action sex doll disguised as a female cop, the snarky white guy who is the fashionabl[e] anti-hero, the token black sidekick and the bad guy who has no idea he’s going to become a good guy. Oh, and hip-hop music, hip-hop music everywhere.”
A potential saving grace is that it’s being directed by Scott Waugh, who is just off doing the restrained and very dramatic Special Ops flick Act of Valor. A definite saving grace is that EA is letting fans suggest cars for the film cars on EA’s Facebook page.
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