Hughes Heading to 'Motor City' with Chris Evans?

Ever wonder what an action film would be like with no dialogue?  Nothing except shit blowing up and guns going off?  Well, looks like we might get to see.

Albert Hughes (one half of The Hughes Bros., The Book of Eli) is said to be aboard to direct Chad St. John's famous Black List script, Motor City.  For those who don't know, The Black List is the annual Hollywood list of the best, unproduced screenplays.

Motor City is described as a prototypical revenge film about a small time crook sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit, only to get even with those who put him there once released.  But get this:

There's only a single line of dialogue in the entire script.

How could this be made you say?  Two words: Joel. Silver.  You know, the guy whose produced pretty much every great action film for the past thirty years (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Matrix).

But it gets even better.  Silver wants none other than Captain America himself, Chris Evans, for the lead.  Silver apparently feels Evans finally has the starpower to carry a film and has offered him the part.  Evans is yet to accept but I don't see why he wouldn't considering he's probably already drained from playing Captain America two films in a row.

It's also noted that even if Evans does not accept (doubtful), Jeremy Renner (really?) or Joel Edgerton could jump in.  Regardless of Evans though, Hughes is firmly attached to this project and looking to start filming in January.

Let's just hope Evans has the smarts to accept as it would definitely showcase his underrated acting talent that only finally got to be seen mainstream in Captain America.

More on this project to come.

Source: TwitchFilm