EON Productions, producers of the James Bond movies, are going from the Double O Section to
The Rhythm Section.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that 007 producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, along with IM Global, will produce a film adaptation of Mark Burnell's 1999 novel
The Rhythm Section starring Blake Lively (
Age of Adeline).
The Rhythm Section is the first in a four novel series about a woman named Stephanie who, through both self-preservation and the training of the intelligence agency that recruits her, lives many lives in many identities. (In this respect, it sounds somewhat similar to J.J. Abrams'
Alias, or the Robert Littell novel
Legends, and should afford Lively a good opportunity to play many different roles in one.) The publisher's blurb describes it as a tale of a massive identity crisis. Stephanie embarks on her journey of multiple identities and revenge after her family is killed in a terrorist bombing. It would certainly be interesting if EON manages to launch a successful series about a female agent alongside their Bond films!
It has been years since I read the first two books (liked the first one, but was not at a fan of "Chameleon", the second in the series) but one of the things I remember thinking at the time was that the character and many other bits really came off as being a little too close to the original "Nikita", or "La Femme Nikita" with the spyfi elements removed, close enough to almost be a copy. Not that that stopped me from enjoying the first book. Leslie.
ReplyDeleteHm, interesting. Thanks for sharing that, Leslie! I haven't read any of them. I am curious though, and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the first one, even if it was suspiciously similar to NIKITA. At least the thing it's suspiciously similar to was one of the best spy movies of the 90s....
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