F. Gary Gray is tackling the video game adaptation genre, signing on to produce and direct a Saints Row movie.
Gray has been very busy in recent years with the critically acclaimed Straight Outta Compton and the blockbusters The Fate of the Furious and Men in Black: International, which is due out on June 14. Saints Row appears to be more along the line of the latter two movies.
Deadline reports Greg Russo is writing the film and has started to develop a niche in the video game adaptation industry. He is also working on the scripts for Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat reboots on top of Saints Row.
Saints Row is based on the action-adventure video game about a gang known as the Third Street Saints. The game switches between fight and action scenes and racing sequences, following the Saints as they battle rival gangs to conquer the cities of Stilwater and Steelport. The video games were incredibly successful, with four installments selling over 13 million copies.
There is no word yet on when Saints Row, directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Greg Russo, will hit theaters. Fenix Studios, Koch Media and Occupant Entertainment will co-produce the film.