Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) is in final negotiations with New Regency and Ubisoft to direct Splinter Cell , based on the popular video game franchise of the same name.

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Tom Hardy is attached to star as Sam Fisher, a highly-trained operative that works for a fictional government organization called Third Echelon. Eric Singer (American Hustle) wrote the screenplay.Liman will also produce Splinter Cell, along with Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road Pictures and Jean-Julien Baronnet of Ubisoft Motion Picture Group.The film is targeting an August production start and 2015 release, according to THR

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