‘Children of Men’ Scribes’ ‘Manhunt’ to Star Gerard Butler; Breck Eisner Will Direct

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Gerard Butler is set to star in Manhunt, a new action thriller to be directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara, The Crazies). The hunters become the hunted when a unit of FBI agents are sent on a mission into the wild North Carolina woods to chase a domestic terrorist and survivalist named James Tollan. Shit gets crazy when the FBI enlist the help of a “reluctant bear hunter” to aid in capturing the killer. Sounds intense! The script was written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. Production is set to start at the end of the year. Fergus and Ostby also wrote the futuristic survival movie Children of Men, which I absolutely love. Can’t wait to see what happens with this movie. I like where it’s headed. [Deadline]