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John McTiernan – the legendary director behind Die Hard, Predator, The Hunt for Red October and Die Hard with A Vengeance – is ready for action, following his 10-month imprisonment for the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal.
Upon his release in February 25, 2014, he landed the duties of directing a mercenary thriller called Red Squad (which is currently in development hell), but now, he has another project in the works titled Warbirds.
According to THR, Warbirds is a Top Gun-like action flick, which will be incorporating heavy CGI: “it’s sort of the dog-fighting movie of all time they couldn’t make when they had the real airplanes because it’s too damn dangerous,” reveals McTiernan.
John Travolta (Face/Off) has signed up for the lead. Queen Latifah and Johnny Knoxville have been approached. According to McTiernan: “They are trying to put in Arnold Schwarzenegger, and it’s a bad idea. I have to convince them not to.” McTiernan plans to start shooting Warbirds this autumn. Stay tuned!