28.1.09

Jose Padilha signs for 'Sigma Protocol' (The Hollywood Reporter)

Universal has found its director for international thriller "The Sigma Protocol": Berlin prizewinner Jose Padilha.

The studio is in final negotiations with the helmer of "Eilte Squad," the action movie that won the Golden Bear at last year's Berlin International Film Festival, to direct the Robert Ludlum vehicle.

The studio is planning on a summer shoot.

"Sigma" is based on Ludlum's final complete novel, which was published after the prolific author's death. Like the Jason Bourne franchise, another big Uni property, the story involves a modern-day man on the run in Europe from a series of international assassins and agents.

The two plots differ sharply, though, with the latter using a World War II conspiracy and Nazis as a plot hook.

Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, who penned "Iron Man," are signed on to write the script.

"Squad," which IFC released stateside, centers on a battle between police officers and drug dealers in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The Gersh-repped director also is attached to direct the thriller "The Willing Patriot" for Warners and the drug tale "Marching Powder" at Plan B.

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