Do you remember when a couple of months ago we read about TH and Hard Boiled https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/22/tom-hiddleston-and-ben-wheatley-to-reunite-for-frank-miller-adaptation-hard-boiled-comic
and we laughed about the idea? (we weren't the only ones http://www.laineygossip.com/Tom-Hiddleston-in-talks-to-star-in-adaptation-of-Hard-Boiled-comic-book-with-Warner-Bros/45575)
Turns out that's it wasn't just talk https://theplaylist.net/rotterdam-ben-wheatley-talks-free-fire-doctor-killer-approach-wages-fear-remake-20170206/2/#cb-content
"Speaking of, what’s up next from you? There are several projects rumored…
Yeah, there’s [monster movie] “Freakshift” which we’re still trying to make — probably, hopefully shooting that in June. And I’m writing stuff for Warners at the moment for “Hard Boiled,” the Frank Miller adaptation.
And is that still due to star Tom Hiddleston?
Yes it is. And then “Wages of Fear” is bouncing around too."
>>638 I know nothing about Hard Boiled except that this title does not describe TH...at all. Also I think I've worked out his process for 'picking' a project:
Going by what others are saying about the material, I think he's going with a combo of 4 and 5 (without the Oscar bit) for this one. Maybe some 2 thrown in because this sounds action-packed and ultra-violent...just like a modern day James Bond...coincidence?
I don't pretend to know how acting works but there's something to be said about sticking close to the shoreline in every profession. Highlighting natural abilities and affiliations seems a far easier and better course.