"Predator" Japanese Theatrical Poster
John McTiernan – the legendary action director behind Die Hard, Predator, The Hunt for Red October and Die Hard with A Vengeance – is currently serving his last month in a federal prison for the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal. Upon his release, he has already landed the duties of directing a mercenary thriller called Red Squad.
According to Variety, Red Squad centers on a former DEA agent with a rogue streak and his select team of mercenaries who descend upon a Mexican border town to neutralize a drug lord. The story is written by Cannon and Jorge Suarez (The Scratch).
No casting information has been revealed, but production is slated to begin this Spring. Now, someone needs to start a petition for McTiernan to direct Die Hard 6!
Updates: New promo poster for Red Squad, courtesy of Collider. Also, Nicolas Cage is in talks to take the lead.
BREAKING NEWS: Thanks to manlymovie.net, we have some bad news: production on Red Squad has stalled because John McTiernan views the current draft as offensive. Now for some good news: In an interview with Empire, McTiernan says that he would be open to making an Expendables movie or another sequel to Die Hard.
