Morgan, Uni join for new adventure

April 11, 2007 Universal Pictures has pre-emptively purchased an untitled adventure pitch from scribe Chris Morgan for $700,000 against $1.35 million. The sale marks the fifth straight Universal project for Morgan, the most recent being a rewrite on "Wanted" for director Timur Bekmambetov and producer Marc Platt, which is in preproduction in Prague, and an adaptation of the graphic novel "The Psycho," which is in development. Based on the global success of "Tokyo Drift," which grossed $158 million worldwide, the studio tapped Morgan to write a fourth installment of the franchise.

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