Sheldon Turner To Rewrite Doug Liman's "Splinter Cell"
Mon, March 31, 2014 
New Regency and Ubisoft have hired Sheldon Turner (via Deadline) to pen a new draft of the Doug Liman-directed Splinter Cell adaptation starring The Dark Knight Rises' Tom Hardy. Liman, Hardy and Turner previously collaborated together on Everest, which was put on hold when another film of the same name and similar story got greenlit and put into production first. It's speculated that the collaboration on Everest was so good, that Splinter Cell-starrer Tom Hardy (who has been linked to the role of Sam Fisher since 2012) recently got Doug Liman on board and the two worked together to get Turner hired.
Splinter Cell is projecting an August production start with a 2015 release date. After many failed attempts at a big screen adaptation, it seems like the video game adaptation may finally hit screens. With Ubisoft also gearing up Assassin's Creed (starring Michael Fassbender) and Watch Dogs film adaptations, one has to wonder if video game adaptations will become the next hot thing after comic book adaptations.
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