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Weekend in Taipei debuts with a middling Rotten Tomatoes score. Directed by George Huang, with a script he co-wrote with Luc Besson, the new action film follows a DEA agent who falls in love with a Taipei-based transporter, though their relationship is cut short due to their involvement in crime and corruption cases, and 15 years later, they reunite during a fateful weekend in Taipei. The cast includes two Fast & Furious franchise stars, Luke Evans and Sung Kang, alongside Gwei Lun-mei, Wyatt Yang, Tuo Tsung-hua, Lu Yi-ching, and Patrick Lee.

Now, following its theatrical release in North America, the new action film has debuted with a middling Rotten Tomatoes score. Weekend in Taipei has debuted with a 50% score on Rotten Tomatoes with 12 reviews from critics, which could fluctuate as more come in. With fewer than 50 verified ratings from users, the movie doesn't yet qualify for an audience score.

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Some of the best action films take us around the world and use the beauty of international locations to complement the eloquence (or grittiness) or their fight choreography. A new film from director George Huang (Swimming With Sharks) takes us across the world to Taiwan but features some action stars you'll instantly recognize from one of the most successful American action franchises. Famed actors Luke Evans and Sung Kang previously co-starred in multiple Fast & Furious films, but in Weekend in Taipei out this week they're not exactly portraying allies.

Evans plays John, a disgruntled DEA agent who refuses to quit a job that ultimately reconnects him with the long-lost Taiwan-set family he once left behind, while Kang plays Kwang, the villainous career criminal who has since taken John's family under his wing. MovieWeb recently caught up with the cast to learn more about the thrills of tackling their respective roles.

Perhaps the most unexpected thing about Weekend in Taipei is its humor. I went into the film knowing there would be a lot of action, a sprinkling of romance, and a family plot, but the comedy sometimes through dialogue and sometimes situational took me by surprise. Immediately I knew this was a film that wasnt about to take itself so seriously, and I could get on board with that. Directed by George Huang from a screenplay by him and Luc Besson, Weekend in Taipei isnt without its faults, but its charming, well-shot, thrilling, and, above all, entertaining.

Weekend In Taipei

Director George HuangRelease Date November 1, 2024Studio(s) EuropaCorpDistributor(s) Ketchup EntertainmentWriters George Huang, Luc BessonCast Erin Adele Clark, Tjarret Yong, Tou Tsung-Hua, Lu Yi-ching, Virginia Chien, Zach Ireland, Pernell Walker, Wyatt Yang, Gwei Lun-mei, Patrick Lee, Luke Evans, Sung KangCharacter(s) Airport Counter Clerk, Joey's grandmother, Bolo, Charlotte Fields, Kwang,...

From the creators of Taken and The Transporter, the new action movie Weekend in Taipei is hitting theaters on Nov. 8 courtesy of Ketchup Entertainment. Ahead of the big-screen debut, filmgoers can get a sneak peek by watching Cbr's new exclusive clip.

The film is directed by George Huang, who wrote the script with Luc Besson. Luke Evans and Sung Kang, both of whom were featured in the Fast & Furious franchise, star in the film alongside Gwei Lun-mei and Wyatt Yang. It's heavy on the action, and the sneak peek clip reveals one particularly intense sequence with a gunfight in a hotel. The clip can be viewed below.

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George Huang is back in the director's chair after a little over 20 years and is bringing Sung Kang with him in Weekend in Taipei. Huang had first broken out with the 1994 Hollywood satire Swimming with Sharks, which he wrote, directed and was the dialogue editor and sound effects editor, though after helming the romantic comedy Trojan War and sci-fi thriller How To Make a Monster, he would largely put directing on hold. He would, however, continue to work behind the scenes in a variety of capacities, including as a creative consultant on multiple Robert Rodriguez movies.

Kang has been on a steady rise to fame since his breakout turn in Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow as Han Lue, a role that, thanks to Lin, he would carry on into the Fast and Furious franchise beginning with Tokyo Drift and has played all the way through the current films, save...

Luke Evans is a DEA agent whose personal connection to a case becomes all the more complicated in Weekend in Taipei. Having first found success on the stage with a variety of West End productions, Evans quickly rose to stardom on screen with supporting roles in the Clash of the Titans remake and Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, as well as Immortals, The Raven and Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. More recently, Evans has found further success starring in the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake as Gaston, the Fast and the Furious franchise as Owen Shaw and Nine Perfect Strangers, among other titles.

Evans stars in Weekend in Taipei as John Lawlor, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who has been on the trail of drug cartel boss Kwang for the better part of 13 years, often to the chagrin of his bosses. When an operation goes awry and John's asked to take a vacation,...

IDFA Forum (November 17-20), the co-production and co-financing market of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), has unveiled the line-up for its 2024 edition, with projects from Aliona van der Horst and Eva Mulad among the selection.

IDFA Forum consists of the Forum Pitch, Producer Connection, Rough Cut Presentations, and IDFA DocLab Forum strands. This year’s 55-strong selection is dominated by women filmmakers across all formats, according to the organisers.

Among attendees in the Forum Pitch and Producer Connection is Russian-Dutch director Aliona van der Horst, whose Gerlach (co-directed with Luuk Bouwman) won the IDFA award for best Dutch film in...

Rotten Tomatoes' simplified "fresh or rotten" approach to critics' scores and its emphasis on big Hollywood films can result in misleading ratings. The site's controversies and allegations have damaged its reputation and raised doubts about its integrity and the credibility of its critics. While Rotten Tomatoes scores may not matter to avid cinema fans well-versed in the industry's politics, they still hold value for casual moviegoers and can impact the reception and promotion of smaller-budgeted films.

Founded in 1998 by Senh Duong, along with his friends Patrick Lee and Stephen Wang, Rotten Tomatoes was created as a hobby between friends — similarly to the origin of Facebook. However, over time, the site became an industry standard for ratings due to its easy accessibility to a 'fresh or rotten' score that benefited from using approved critics to provide their opinions on movies.

At the same time, Rotten Tomatoes has seen its fair share...

The Rotten Tomatoes website is constantly mentioned when talking about entertainment. It could be stated that the majority of cinema and television fans go to the website to see how their favorite or highly anticipated productions are doing. A great factor about it is that both critics and audience scores are shown, and potential moviegoers can read both. The entertainment industry is constantly reinventing itself, from streaming services hitting the big awards to review sites that changed the game, like Rotten Tomatoes. It's an ever-evolving industry that, if not caught up with the times, can suffer greatly.

Updated September 9, 2023: After the recent news surrounding critics being paid to submit positive reviews to Rotten Tomatoes, this article has been updated with additional information by Jack Deegan.

Here's a bit more about the unique history of the website that has been extremely popular in these past decades. It has influenced, and still influences,...

David S. Goyer is Directing The Breach. David S. Goyer’s book option and Lionsgate’s deal answers the question who would shepherd The Breach book to film adaptation to the big screen. The Breach will be based Patrick Lee‘s novel of the same name. On the people behind the scenes [...]

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(Cbr) Screenwriter David S. Goyer is ready to get back into directing, as The Hollywood Reporter reveals he’s signed on to helm "The Breach", Lionsgate’s adaptation of the 2009 action/science fiction novel by Patrick Lee. "Jack Ryan‘s" Lorenzo di Bonaventura has signed on as producer, with Justin Rhodes ("Contract Killers", "Grassroots") penning the script. "The Breach" follows an ex-cop who finds a crashed plane containing passengers were involved in a secret organization named Tangent. The discovery sets off a chain of events involving assassins, alien technology, an Armageddon scenario, the mystery of Tangent and a dangerous portal named the Breach. Lee’s...

David S Goyer will direct Lionsgate's The Breach.

The Man of Steel writer has signed on to adapt the first book in Patrick Lee's sci-fi trilogy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It centres around a disgraced ex-cop who stumbles upon a plane wreckage in the Alaskan wilderness. The First Lady is one of those killed in the crash.

He goes on the run after discovering that the passengers on the plane were part of a secret organisation involved in testing alien technology.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce, with Justin Rhodes writing the screenplay.

Goyer last directed 2009's The Unborn. He worked as a writer on the Dark Knight Trilogy and is currently penning NBC's Constantine.

The Breach is yet to announce any castings.

David S. Goyer might be snowed under with all manner of superhero shenanigans over at Warner, but his schedule is about to get even busier with the announcement of his next directorial project, The Breach. Lionsgate has picked up the sci-fi thriller, adapted from the novel by Patrick Lee, beating Warner to the punch by virtue of their desire to get the project fast-tracked. The film will follow a former cop turned ex-con, who discovers a strange artefact among the wreckage of a crashed 747 that just might hold the key to the fate of...

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David Goyer is a busy fellow. He’s more or less the main man in charge of bringing DC Comics to the big screen; a sort of shadowy, unofficial Kevin Feige, if you will. And with that responsibility comes a hefty workload. Goyer’s had to churn out drafts of Batman vs. Superman, supervise the writing process for Joseph Gordon Levitt’s Sandman adaptation and executive produce Constantine for NBC. Soon he’ll be in charge of sedating Jesse Eisenberg, thus allowing a team of hair and makeup professionals to safely shave off those chestnut-brown curls. That’s a lot for a single Goyer to manage. Especially so when it’s all comic book films; the genre may appeal to the inner pimply-faced nerd who lurks within us all, but a strict diet of superheroes isn’t enough to sustain a full-grown human being. And so Goyer, who’s reportedly been jonesing to helm something non DC-related...

David S. Goyer, perhaps best known for penning The Dark Knight trilogy, will be directing a sci-fi thriller called The Breach for Lionsgate. Based on Patrick Lee’s 2009 novel, the script (penned by Justin Rhodes) will center on a corrupt ex-cop who discovers the wreckage of a plane crash in Alaska. From there, he’s thrust into an adventure that involves secret organizations and alien tech powerful enough to spell the end of the world in the wrong hands.

For more details, check out the full plot summary below:

A corrupt ex-cop who is trying to get his life back in order discovers a crashed plane in the Alaska wilderness. The first lady is among those dead in the wreckage. That sets off an adventure featuring a beautiful survivor, assassins, a secret organization, alien technology and an end-of-the-world scenario.

It appears that the studio is hoping to turn this one into a franchise,...

David S. Goyer has set up his next directorial effort, but it won’t be a DC Comics property and it won’t be at Warner Bros. Heat Vision reports that Goyer will helm an adaptation of the Patrick Lee novel The Breach for Lionsgate, which is an action-thriller that follows a former cop and ex-convict who stumbles across a crashed 747 and a mysterious artifact that will determine the fate of the future. Goyer has been developing this project for some time with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, but it now looks to be moving forward fairly quickly. Goyer originated the take on Superman that resulted in Man of Steel and penned the screenplay for the film, and he’s been seen as the man steering some of WB’s DC Comics adaptations. He wrote the script for the untitled Man of Steel follow-up involving Batman and Superman, but the project...

David Goyer has come a long way since penning the screenplay for Full Moon's Demonic Toys, and he's been a real busy dude of late. What's next for the powerhouse writer? He's headed to The Breach, and full details await ye!

THR reports that Lionsgate has picked up an adaptation of Patrick Lee's sci-fi thriller novel Breach, which Goyer is attached to direct. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing with Justin Rhodes writing the script.

The story centers on a corrupt ex-cop who is trying to get his life back in order when he discovers a crashed plane in the Alaska wilderness. The first lady is among those dead in the wreckage. That sets off an adventure featuring a beautiful survivor, assassins, a secret organization, alien technology and an end-of-the-world scenario.

Breach is the first of a three-novel series from Lee. The next book in the trilogy is Ghost Country,...

Nerds, for better or worse, should probably worship at the altar of David Goyer. The guy kickstarted the comic book movie boom and rescued Marvel from financial insolvency by penning the Blade series. Then Warner Bros. recruited him to help re-invent Batman with Christopher Nolan. The WB also kept him on for Man Of Steel, and now Goyer is providing the blueprint for their entire comic-inspired shared universe. It.s that sort of far-reaching influence that makes you forget some of the not-that-interesting credits on his resume. Just start with his TV producing credits for Freakylinks and FlashForward and work your way out from there. Nonetheless, his name was strong enough to start a bidding war for his latest project, and Lionsgate is the victor. As per THR, Goyer is directing The Breach, an adaptation of a Patrick Lee novel being written by Justin Rhodes (Grassroots). Big shot producer Lorenzo...

While David S. Goyer certainly has his hands full working on the delayed production of Batman vs. Superman (which just gained Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor), he's also looking to get back behind the camera again. After helming Blade Trinity, The Unborn and The Invisible, THR has word that Goyer is attached to direct The Breach, a new sci-fi action thriller produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (of Transformers) that Lionsgate just picked up in a bidding war with other studios. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Patrick Lee, and has drawn comparisons to "24" and "The X-Files." More below! Justin Rhodes (Grassroots, Contract Killers) will adapt the book which follows corrupt ex-cop who is trying to get his life back in order when he discovers a crashed plane in the Alaska wilderness. But among the wreckage is the First Lady and evidence of a mysterious missing item.

Back in 2012, David S. Goyer made headlines when he optioned the rights for Patrick Lee’s doomsday-thriller novel, The Breach.

He and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) teamed up for the adaptation when the news first hit, and now THR reports that the duo took the package to studios last week, with Lionsgate winning the rights in a deal late on Friday night.

Goyer’s adaptation of The Breach had had interest from Warner Bros., Fox, Relativity, and Millennium, but it’s believed that it was Lionsgate’s strong enthusiasm to fast-track the project that was the deciding factor.

Initially, there had been a question over whether Goyer would be directing as well as producing, and now it looks like that he will indeed be going behind the camera, keen to return to the director’s chair for his first film since 2009’s The Unborn.

Courtesy of Amazon, here’s the...

David S. Goyer may be (unofficially) serving as the architect of the budding DC shared cinematic universe, but just because the filmmaker – who cowrote the upcoming Man of Steel 2/Batman vs. Superman movie and has been rumored for some time to work on Justice League whenever (if ever?) it actually happens – has a long history of working in the comic book/superhero genre, that doesn’t mean he’s taking a break from exploring other genres in the foreseeable future.

For a year (or so) now, Goyer has been slated to produce The Breach, an adaptation of the 2009 sci-fi novel written by Patrick Lee and the first installment in a book ...

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Over the weekend, I read a great article on Forbes that outlined how Warner Bros is seemingly trying to put a little bit of distance between themselves and the Nolan/Goyer tandem that created their last 4 big DC properties. Now THR is adding fuel to that fire with its report that David Goyer has signed on to direct The Breach for Lionsgate.

Why do these two items seemingly relate to each other? Because with the intense production schedule that the untitled Batman/Superman project and Justice League are heading into these next two years, it says something that Goyer is going to be able to find the time to prep, shoot, and finish off production on a completely separate project for another studio- if he’s going to be as involved as everyone initially thought he was with WB/DC’s upcoming slate. For more on how and why WB...

Lionsgate has acquired the rights to Patrick Lee's 2009 novel The Breach, which has David S. Goyer attached to direct. Justin Rhodes is writing the screenplay adaptation, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing.

Here's the book's official description below.

"Travis Chase, a man putting his life back together after fifteen years in prison, takes a solo hike into the Alaskan Rockies. He's just looking for a quiet place to think about his future, but what he finds is trouble: a 747, downed in remote wilderness, the wreck impossibly undiscovered by authorities. Those aboard are dead, though not because of the crash. They've been shot.

This aircraft, along with the terrifying object it was transporting, is only the beginning for Travis. Within hours he finds himself at the center of a violent conflict that spans the globe, and a secret war that dates back three decades. A war for possession of radically advanced...

"Man of Steel" scribe and "The Unborn" director David Goyer is attached to direct the sci-fi action thriller "The Breach" which Lionsgate picked up late Friday and is fast-tracking into production.

Based on the 2009 novel by Patrick Lee, the story follows a corrupt ex-cop trying to get his life back in order when he discovers a crashed plane in the Alaska wilderness.

The First Lady is amongst those dead in the wreckage, setting off an adventure featuring a beautiful survivor, assassins, a secret organization, alien technology and the possible end of the world.

Justin Rhodes adapted the script while Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Nellie Stevens-Reed are producing. The book is the first of a novel trilogy.

Source: Heat Vision...

In a late Friday night deal, Lionsgate emerged victorious over several other bidders to pick up The Breach, a package that has David Goyer attached to direct. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing with Justin Rhodes writing the script for a sci-fi action thriller that is an adaptation of a 2009 novel by Patrick Lee. Photos: 35 of 2014's Most Anticipated Movies  The story centers on a corrupt ex-cop who is trying to get his life back in order when he discovers a crashed plane in the Alaska wilderness. The first lady is among those dead in the wreckage.

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Screenwriter/Producer David S. Goyer is taking a "batbreak" with his first solo directing gig after working on The Dark Knight trilogy and the new Man Of Steel/Batman Vs Superman/Justice League films with The Breach, an adpatation of the 2009 novel by Patrick Lee. The sci-fi thriller will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura for Lionsgate and features the kind of adventure shenanigans that fit right in line with Goyer's sensibilities. Here's the story breakdown (via Amazon):...

The Breach, the first in a trilogy of novels written by Patrick Lee, has been optioned by Lionsgate Entertainment for feature film use with Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe, Transformers) producing. Thirty years ago, in a facility buried beneath a vast Wyoming emptiness, an experiment gone awry accidentally opened a door. It is the world's best-kept secret—and its most terrifying. Trying to regain his life in the Alaskan wilds, ex-con/ex-cop Travis Chase stumbles upon an impossible scene: a crashed 747 passenger jet filled with the murdered dead, including the wife of the President of the United States. Though a nightmare of monumental proportions, it pales before the terror to come, as Chase is dragged into a battle for the future that revolves around an amazing artifact. Allied with a...

David S. Goyer has signed on to direct sci-fi thriller The Breach for Lionsgate, says The Hollywood Reporter . Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the adaptation of the book, written by Patrick Lee. Justin Rhodes wrote the script. The book is officially described as follows: Travis Chase, a man putting his life back together after fifteen years in prison, takes a solo hike into the Alaskan Rockies. He's just looking for a quiet place to think about his future, but what he finds is trouble: a 747, downed in remote wilderness, the wreck impossibly undiscovered by authorities. Those aboard are dead, though not because of the crash. They've been shot. This aircraft, along with the terrifying object it was transporting, is only the beginning for Travis. Within hours he finds...

Update: Goyer clearly liked the script – he's now officially aboard to direct the adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His incarnation of Batman may have retired, but writer David Goyer hasn't made a similar retreat from the Hollywood blockbuster. There have been the not-small matters of Godzilla and Man Of Steel to be getting on with, but Goyer, along with Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, is now also getting to work on an adaptation of Patrick Lee's novel The Breach.Published in 2009, Lee's airport doorstop is in some way a late entry into that Da Vinci Code cycle of globe-trotting, artefact-chasing adventures. But it's also a bit more interesting than that, throwing in sci-fi elements like dimensional rifts.The basic set-up sees an indestructible ex-cop, going by the none-more-action name of Travis Chase, taking himself out of society to live as Jeremiah Johnson in Alaska. Ruining his peace and quiet,...

Exclusive: Having launched a TV division in April, Perfect Storm Entertainment has found its first project for the small screen – and it comes from the pen of Bruce Lee. Fast & The Furious 6 director Justin Lin and Seven Stars Studios’ Bruno Wu’s joint venture has partnered with Bruce Lee Enterprises for a TV series based on material written by the iconic Enter The Dragon actor. Details are sketchy on the one-hour drama, but it looks like Lin could direct the pilot, my sources say. CAA is repping the drama and Perfect Storm is planning to begin meeting with potential showrunners soon. This project — a passion for Lee, I’ve heard — is the first one Lin has formally gotten involved with since F&F6 came out in May. In February, Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr reported that Lin is attached to direct an adaptation of Patrick Lee’s upcoming The Breach...

Much as we’d like for director Justin Lin to just keep churning out Fast and Furious films forever and ever, the filmmaker appears to have a hankering for a some slightly different fare. Deadline Hollywood reports that the helmer has signed on to direct the big screen adaptation of author Patrick Lee‘s next novel, an untitled action thriller that will kick off a planned three-book series and that doesn’t even release until next winter. While we don’t know much about the project, the outlet does reveal that the book centers on “an ex-special operative named Sam Dryden. In the character-driven thriller, Dryden runs into a mysterious young girl who is not quite what she seems, and he embarks on a journey to keep her safe from a powerful government agent intent on hunting her down.” This could really mean just about anything, but hey, planned thrills! Warner...

Warner Bros. has won a bidding war for the rights to an upcoming untitled action thriller novel by Patrick Lee who wrote The Breach. The studio has brought on Justin Lin (Fast Five) to adapt the book for the big screen. 

According to Deadline the book is the start of a series that features "an ex-special operative named Sam Dryden. In the character-driven thriller, Dryden runs into a mysterious young girl who is not quite what she seems, and he embarks on a journey to keep her safe from a powerful government agent intent on hunting her down."

I'm actually looking forward to seeing Lin direct a movie that isn't part of the Fast and Furious franchise. There's no word on when he'll get around to making this one. He's still an executive producer on the Highlander reboot, he's developing a movie called Subdivision at Universal, and a film about...

After making nothing but “Fast and Furious” movies for the last five years, Justin Lin may finally get a chance to venture off into new territory. Warner Bros has won a bidding war to acquire the rights to an upcoming novel by "The Breach" author Patrick Lee, with Lin attached to direct. The novel does not appear to have a title at the moment, but apparently it’s part of a three-book deal that the author has with Macmillan Publishers. The novel, which is described as a “character-driven thriller,” follows ex-special operative Sam Dryden as he “runs into a mysterious young girl who is not quite what she seems, and he embarks on a journey to keep her safe from a powerful government agent intent on hunting her down.” While the project doesn’t appear to stray too far from Justin Lin’s wheelhouse, it should still be interesting to...

Just like Jason Bourne and the new forthcoming Jack Ryan, it sounds like Warner Bros. wants to get into the thriller franchise game with their own book-based character. Deadline has word that Justin Lin (of the Fast and Furious franchise) is attached to direct an adaptation of an upcoming thriller novel from Patrick Lee, author of books like The Breach, Ghost Country and Deep Sky. The new book is part of a three book deal, the first of which will be published next winter and marks the introduction of recurring character Sam Dryden, an ex-special operative who gets caught up in government espionage and intrigue. More below! The first untitled installment follows Dryden as he runs into a mysterious young girl who is not quite what she seems, and must embark on a journey to keep her safe from a powerful government agent intent on hunting her down. Sounds pretty generic,...

Justin Lin, the director of every "Fast and Furious" film since the third one, is attached to direct and produce a film adaptation of author Patrick Lee's untitled upcoming character-driven thriller novel at Warner Bros. Pictures.

The book is the start of a series featuring an ex-special operative named Sam Dryden. Dryden runs into a mysterious young girl who is not quite what she seems, and he embarks on a journey to keep her safe from a powerful government agent intent on hunting her down.

Lin's Barnstorm Pictures banner will produce alongside Michael De Luca. An adaptation of Lee's first novel, "The Breach," is also in development with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and David Goyer attached as producers.

Source: Deadline...

Much like Stephen King,Michael Crichton and John Grisham before him, author Patrick Lee is starting to find a home in Hollywood. His first book, The Breach, which was first published in 2009, is already getting the film treatment courtesy of screenwriter Justin Rhodes and producers David S. Goyer and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and now Lee's next novel, which doesn't even have a title yet, has gotten the attention of one of the business' biggest action directors. Justin Lin, best known for directing The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five and the soon-to-arrive Fast & Furious 6, is now attached to helm an adaptation of Patrick Lee's latest, according to Deadline. After a "multiple studio bidding battle," Warner Bros. has won the rights to make the new thriller, which is expected to be the first in a series of books that follow a former special operative named Sam Dryden.

Warner Bros. has just landed the screen rights to an upcoming action-thriller novel by "The Breach" author Patrick Lee with Justin Lin (Fast Five) attached to direct. The untitled thriller was recently auctioned as part of a three-book deal which will see the first installment on shelves next winter. Lee's story follows ex-special operative named Sam Dryden who crosses paths with a mysterious young girl and winds up accompanying her in order to protect her from a relentless government agent. Hit the jump for more. Deadline reports that Lin is attached to helm and produce the currently untitled thriller. Lee currently has his first novel, "The Breach" in development by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers). Lin, meanwhile, has a host of projects in various stages of completion, including putting the finishing touches on Fast & Furious 6, which he directed and produced. He's no longer involved with The Terminator picture,...

Exclusive: Warner Bros won a multiple studio bidding battle for screen rights to an upcoming thriller novel by The Breach author Patrick Lee. Justin Lin is attached to direct and produce with Michael De Luca. The untitled action thriller was just auctioned in a big pre-emptive, three-book deal that will be published next winter by Macmillan. The book is the first of a series featuring an ex-special operative named Sam Dryden. In the character-driven thriller, Dryden runs into a mysterious young girl who is not quite what she seems, and he embarks on a journey to keep her safe from a powerful government agent intent on hunting her down. This comes as Lin puts the finishing touches on Fast & Furious 6 for Universal, which he directed and produced. That marks his fourth turn in the high-octane action series he helped revive, and Lin is now looking for other films to do through his Barnstorm Pictures banner.