It was Steven Soderberg’s intention to make a big-screen adaptation of 60’s super-spy series THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. a George Clooney starring franchise. After Clooney had to vacate the project and ‘wanted’ replacement Bradley Cooper turned the lead down, Soderbergh eventually called it quits also. It now appears SHERLOCK HOLMES director Guy Ritchie is taking over the action-adventure feature that will follow the exploits of U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin.
Rumoured casting before Soderbergh left the project saw Channing Tatum and Joel Edgerton linked with the main roles previously played by Robert Vaughn and David McCullum. Soderbergh regular Scott Z. Burns penned the script, but with a new director, it will most likely undergo script revisions.
Source: Deadline
