Film Adaptation
In 2001 Miramax Films' Bonnie Timmerman purchased the rights to the series with the intention to film the second book in the Nick Stone series, Crisis Four. The film adaptation faced difficulties after the events of 9/11 in the United States, with Miramax stating that they would re-write the movie script to remove mentions of Osama bin Laden. The film rights to the series were later sold to Harvey Weinstein but were repurchased by Timmerman after they lapsed in 2010.
After repurchasing the book rights, Timmerman announced that she would be adapting the book Firewall, with the movie being named Echelon. The script for the movie has been written by McNab and John Connor, with Hyde Park's Ashok Amritraj set to co-produce the film with Timmerman. Jason Statham was picked to portray ex-SAS operative Nick Stone, but withdrew from the project due to scheduling issues.
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