Thriller Shooter will form the basis of the series
USA Network has ordered the production of a pilot for the drama series "Shooter", which will be a television adaptation of the 2007 feature movie "Shooter". Mark Wahlberg, who starred in the movie, as well as Steven Levinson and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, will executive produce the television project for Paramount TV and Universal Cable Prods. This is reported by the publication Deadline. At the center of a dramatic action movie written by John Lavigne ("Underworld 4: Awakening"), based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Hunter and a feature movie, is an experienced sniper living in exile. who is forced to return to work after learning of the impending assassination attempt on the president. In the course of events, he himself is accused of the attempt on his life, and he has to single-handedly search for the real killer and those who set him up. In addition to the fact that the novel itself and the full-length movie directed by Antoine Fuqua are heard, the theme of the upcoming TV project is relevant today in connection with the success of Clint Eastwood's movie "The Sniper", in which Bradley Cooper played the main role. In addition, NBC recently commissioned the production of The Reaper, a six-hour miniseries based on the memoir of former US Army sniper Nicholas Irving. The Topic of Article: Thriller Shooter will form the basis of the series. |
