Dreamworks is very keen to get its own Fast & Furious style franchise with a movie version of the EA videogame series Need For Speed. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Kid Cudi, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malik and Harrison Gilbertson are already set to star and now they’ve been joined by Michael Keaton, according to THR.
According to the trade, ‘The story tells of a local street-racer (Paul) who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate (Cooper), only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After his stint in the joint, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge.
‘But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racers head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles… Keaton will play the reclusive and eccentric host of an underground supercar race where he invites the best drivers from around the world.’
Scott Waugh is set to direct from a script by George Gatins. A release date of February 7th, 2014 is already set.