TOP Hong Kong director John Woo is expected to pull out of his latest Hollywood film project. Woo has been developing Tears Of The Sun for 20th Century Fox but has now been asked to helm another Fox action movie Broken Arrow.
It is understood Woo has verbally agreed to swap movies but will not officially leave Tears until he gets a guarantee from an unidentified star that the actor will accept the lead role.
Woo had hoped to start filming Tears before Christmas, possibly with Natural Born Killers and Cheers actor Woody Harrelson starring. However, the film fell behind schedule and another director is now expected to take it over.
Meanwhile, Woo will crank up Broken Arrow as soon as possible.
Broken Arrow revolves around a pilot's attempts to recover a lost nuclear warhead. Movie moguls feel Woo is perfect for the project because of his handling of such films as The Killers and Hard Target.