‘Just Cause’ Movie in the Works from ‘Blue Beetle’ Director Ángel Manuel Soto, 87North

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‘Just Cause’ Movie in the Works from ‘Blue Beetle’ Director Ángel Manuel Soto, 87North

Kelly McCormick and David Leitch will produce the video game adaptation for Universal.

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Hit video game franchise Just Cause has gotten a new lease on life.

The video game from Square Enix and Avalanche Studios has landed at Universal Pictures with Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto set to helm the adaptation.

Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, the producing duo behind the studio’s The Fall Guy and Nobody, will produce through their 87North banner. The company has a first-look deal with Universal.

Also producing are Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen. The team is already involved in the video game space with adaptations of the Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog titles.