Universal acquires "Fiasco Heights"

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Monday, April 09, 2007
Source: Variety

According to Variety, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the upcoming thriller, Fiasco Heights.

The film, which will be produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes from a script by Kyle Ward, occurs in a stylized hyper-real noir environment akin to that of Sin City and centers on a notorious hitman who teams with a failed private eye in search of a missing woman and an invaluable briefcase.

No word on casting or a possible director as of yet.

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Comments/Responses

madmanic999 • Apr 09, 2007, 04:29am •

Hmmmm..... it was only a matter of time...

Captmathman • Apr 09, 2007, 07:18am •

Hey, let's make a movie like Sin City! Same style and everything! It'll be a huge hit! How can we lose?
At least the movie's title will provide the sarcasm-prone with easy fodder...

snallygaster • Apr 09, 2007, 08:40am •

Interesting that it's going to be in the style of Sin City, but only got the green light after 300 kicked ass at the box office.

20105 • Apr 09, 2007, 10:31am •

Expect to see a lot of these come out for the next two years.

AlpineWoods • Apr 09, 2007, 01:38pm •

Those guys stole my idea. I was going to write a script called "Fiasco Hills", about a ghetto slum area in Chicago. Of course, I'm joking. Just want to see if any of you thought I was serious. April Fools, on the ninth day of the month.

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