Paul Greengrass Attached to Direct 'The Tunnels'

Paul Greengrass' name has always come up often when new projects are developing, but lately it's been happening more frequently than ever. After years away and numerous denials, he recently agreed to return to the Bourne franchise he helped build, and he's also set to direct Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in American Nightmare. But that's not the only project he's got cooking, as Variety says he's in talks to direct the Cold War thriller, The Tunnels.

FilmNation only just picked up the rights to Greg Mitchell's forthcoming book, The Tunnels, which takes place before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and tells the untold true story of a group of West Germans trying to get their loved ones out of East Berlin.  Here's what Mitchell had to say about the deal...


"Big news today for yours truly as my proposal for my next book 'The Tunnels' was purchased by great upstart company FilmNation for major film directed by my one of my film heroes Paul Greengrass... Quite flattered by interest over past 10 days from several leading studios and A-list directors but very happy to be with Greengrass -- I was one of early fans of his 'Bloody Sunday' back in 2002, and since -- and producer Mark Gordon (who did 'Saving Private Ryan' and so many others). Amazing story and now opportunity on the page and on the screen."

No word on when filming will begin on this one, but add to the list of promising films Greengrass is developing.