FX Networks has announced that it has snapped up the rights to Don Winslow’s acclaimed Cartel Trilogy which it is developing as a TV series with Shane Salerno (Armageddon) scripting. The three books – The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border – follow a DEA agent, Art Keller, on a harrowing 45-year journey through […]
Gears of War film gets Shane Salerno as screenwriter
Some movement has finally happened for Universal’s adaptation of the Gears of War video game franchise. According to Deadline, the studio has hired screenwriter Shane Salerno to pen the script. Salerno’s previous works include the scripts for James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Michael Bay’s Armageddon and Ridley Scott’s The Cartel. Universal and Microsoft announced a partnership last year, timed to coincide with the […]
