Victory was originally directed by John Huston and featured a ton of real-life soccer stars, including Pele himself, alongside Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Max Von Sydow. The film was a remake of a Hungarian film and centered on Allied POWs forced to compete in a soccer match against the prison guards, knowing they'll be met with death if victorious. The story is very loosely based on a real-life event that has come to be known as "The Death Match". It's one of the few movies on the sport I actually really enjoy despite it having one of the worst, most improbable endings ever. Hey, just like Edge of Tomorrow. Go figure.
Gavin O'Connor, who directed the uplifting U.S. Olympic hockey film Miracle, is on board to write the script making this an even more promising project. Next up for Liman is an adaptation of the Splinter Cell video game with Tom Hardy set to star. [THR]
), Justin Lin(
), Jose Padilha(
), Doug Liman(
), Gavin O'Connor(
), James Mangold(
), and commercial director Gary Shore are all that's left.
) and Tom Hardy(The Dark Knight Rises) as brothers headed for an MMA showdown.
) mentioned as a possible choice to direct, as well as 
), but neither accepted. Now 
); Jose Padilha(
); Mark Romanek(
); Justin Lin(Fast Five); Gavin O'Connor(
); and Gary Shore(???)
could do with a loner like Wolverine. But then part of me also wants to see a relatively fresh face take over. Padilha is a fast rising star who is already attached to the Robocop reboot, and could bring something new to the job. Gary Shore specializes in commercials, a popular launching pad of late. Fuqua, Liman, and Mangold are old hands and would be solid but likely wouldn't' add anything exciting. Lin is such a departure from Aronofsky that it just seems like a bad fit. I think I'm leaning towards Romanek here. 
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