Though he’s already got a few projects waiting for his attention, Terminator Salvation director McG is aiming to add one more, entering negotiations to direct Puzzle Palace for Summit.
The script, which was written by Safe House's David Guggenheim, focuses on a lawyer who discovers that his father, a veteran police officer, has been framed for murder. Upon investigating, he finds there’s evidence that could free his dad, but there’s one teeny tiny problem: what he needs is locked deep inside New York’s One Police Plaza, possibly the most secure building in the city. That doesn’t stop him, though, and he breaks in, only to find himself locked inside the place with crooked cops bearing down…
McG, who is putting the finishing touches to spy action comedy This Means War with Tom Hardy, Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon, is also a producer on another Guggenheim project, Medallion, which features Nicolas Cage and Malin Akerman.
Puzzle Palace is still at an early stage, so there’s no saying if the director intends to make this his next film: he’s also got musical adaptation Spring Awakening and The Girl Who Conned The Ivy League on his possible To Do list, among others.