'Taken' Director Finds Another 'Pursuit'

The story of Jason Howe sounds like a movie, so conveniently, it's now becoming a movie. Howe is a journalist who specializes in photos from the front lines of wars and other conflicts. His website showcases his work from Iraq, Lebanon, Kurdistan, Afghanistan, and Colombia. And just that much would probably make a stirring film. But it gets better... Howe was working in Colombia and has since published a book of his time there called Colombia: Between the Lines. While on he job, Howe fell in love. Nothing unusual about that, except for maybe the extreme circumstance of his situation. Oh, and then it turned out the woman in question was an assassin. Man, that's a cool story (unless you're Jason Howe. Or, perhaps, one of his girlfriend's "assignments"). Now Universal is hiring Taken director Pierre Morel to make the movie, working under the title Pursuit, and he says he instantly connected to Howe and his mission. "I have been shooting still photography since I was a kid and have been fascinated by the reportage in war zones," Morel told Variety. "If I'd been courageous enough, I might have done that myself. There is the sentimental side of a man in love, and a journalist trying not to become involved in the story he is covering." Based on Taken and District 13, Morel is a smart choice for a movie like this. Maybe not Paul Greengrass, but a smart pick nonetheless. Morel's next film in theaters is From Paris with Love, a hitman action flick with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. As for that Taken sequel, the director says he and co-writer/producer Luc Besson aren't in a real rush.