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When it comes to writing up movie news, there are few stories as despiriting as video game options. It goes without saying that there hasn’t been one console-to-silver-screen adaptation yet that’s been worth its weight in CGI. While we’re all hoping that The Prince of Persia breaks the mold, if he doesn’t, there’s always Just Cause.
Variety](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007076.html?categoryid=13&cs=1) reports that Adrian Askarieh, the man behind Hitman and the upcoming *Kane and Lynch *has nabbed the rights to Eidos’ Just Cause franchise. (If franchise is the right word – the series has only had one outing back in 2006 though Eidos is readying a sequel as we speak.) The original game was centered around a mysterious, handsome fellow named The Scorpion who has the awkward task of overthrowing Caribbean regimes while trying to dodge pirates, mercenaries, and rogue agents. As with all video game heroes, he’s a man of high-tech gadgets, and favors a grappling hook for his iconic item of action. Eidos describes him as “a mix of Jason Bourne, James Bond, Wolverine and Rambo, with a touch of Enrique Iglesias.” In other words, he’s macho, but he’s also hot.
Askarieh is looking to develop the project independently, and hasn’t submitted it to a studio. Well, we’ll certainly wish him the best in bringing The Scorpion to life. Personally, I think he ought to cross him over with Warner Bros’ Tomb Raider reboot.](http://www.cinematical.com/2009/01/28/why-yes-a-tomb-raider-reboot-is-happening/) She could be hunting for artifacts, he could be overthrowing a regime, and wham! Romance can blossom amid all the semi-automatic gunfire, and money is saved by getting two adaptations for the price of one.