Although many will never forgive him for the frankly torturous Charlie’s Angels films, McG might yet rehabilitate his image with some of his naysayers. Terminator Salvation seems to be cinematic marmite, though that does at least leave some who like it (myself among them) and This Means War, though by no means thematically ground-breaking, does at least look like good honest fun from the trailer we’ve now seen.

The abruptly-monickered one may well have a new project lined up, in the shape of “Puzzle Palace” for Summit. The script has been written by David Guggenheim (Medallion, Safe House, Exit Strategy) and involves a veteran police officer seemingly framed for murder and his son having to break into New York’s primary police HQ to try to retrieve crucial evidence. The son gets locked in and must then deal with (surprise, surprise) corrupt cops, no doubt intent upon covering their tracks and keeping the father from being exonerated.

To be fair, that sounds like a reasonably decent premise, part Die Hard, part 16 Blocks, part Assault on Precinct 13. That title will have to go though. Seriously, Puzzle Palace? Cripes.

McG is “in negotiations”, while still working post-production on This Means War. No doubt the producers will want to see what kind of finished product he comes up with on that film, before deciding whether to let him loose on another action thriller.

Source: THR.