The greatest action film director returns after a 20-year absence

John McTiernan, famous director of The Crystal Trap, Predator, Hell Day or Last Action Hero, will he finally make a new film?

Basic, his last feature film, was released in May 2003. The director then became persona non grata in Hollywood after being sentenced to a year in prison in 2012.

The one nicknamed Makti illegally tapped the producer of Rollerball, Charles Roven, with whom he had many disputes on the set of that film.

The return of MC T?

Invited to a masterclass at the 2022 BIFFF (Brussels Fantastic Film Festival), the 71-year-old director revealed that he has two projects on fire.

The first one is called Tau Ceti Foxtrot, sort of “A fistful of dollars on another planet”According to McTiernan. The story tells about a group of ruthless rebels. The latter aims to eliminate oligarchs and armed groups terrorizing a war-torn planet in the distant Tau-cet solar system.

According to journalist Sandra Benedetti, “The script is a while away and the design is great”he said on Twitter, posting a rather cute visual. If all goes as planned, the director wants to start shooting in France this fall.

The script is on several levels of reading, clever, mysterious, feverish, thrilling and draining. The ending is shocking. McTiernan spits all the time. And this is what I have the right to say and show about it. Mact wants to keep. The Secret of His Film Before It’s Made”“, says the journalist.

Two for the price of one!

The director of Die Hard is not going to stop there! He has a second project: Ghost In The Machine. “John McTiernan is in Paris to refine the script for ‘Ghost In The Machine’ with his French co-writer. It’s done, it’s really goldsmithing.”reveals Sandra Benedetti on her Twitter account.

The latter also posted a drawing of McT himself, which depicts his vision for this film, reminiscent of the atmosphere of Mad Max Fury Road.

The king of action movies in the 1980s and 1990s, will John McTiernan finally make his big comeback after a 20-year hiatus? At least the latter has no tongue in his pocket when it comes to the industry.

to the question “You think action movies are dead?”The director, who held a master class at BIFFF, replied:

“Too many useless people making the same movie over and over again. I couldn’t do that. Now the studios aren’t looking for directors anymore, they just want to make money. They don’t care what movie they make.He hammered.

“The studios don’t care if their movies are about extinct creatures, superheroes, wizards or juggernauts, they obviously don’t make movies for the people”– he concluded in a bitter tone.

Obviously, the director will have to finance his two upcoming projects without major studios. is it a good thing We’ll let you weigh in on that!