Need for Speed film announced

DreamWorks Studios has announced it plans to bring Need for Speed to the big screen.

The screenplay will be based on the Need for Speed series, not on an individual game.

Brothers George and John Gatins have written an original script for the film, which is set for a 2014 release.

Scott Waugh (Act of Valor) is attached to direct, with production due to start early next year.

The film is described as fast-paced, rooted in the tradition of car culture films of the 70s while being extremely faithful to the spirit of the video game franchise.

DreamWorks chairman, Steven Spielberg, said: “I’m excited about getting back into the creative trenches with John and George Gatins and my partners at EA to bring to life an exhilarating script based on an epic video game that seems to have been made for the movies.”

The next game in the franchise, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, is set for release 30 October.