'Six Billion Dollar Man' Gets Scribe

[Thursday, October 3rd, 2002]
Dimension Films has tapped tyro scribe Trevor Sands to pen its tentpole film "Six Billion Dollar Man," updated version of Universal TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," reports Variety.

Dimension execs had been searching for a writer for some time. Sands came in for an informal meeting with such a strong pitch that he was asked to stay and immediately present it to Dimension co-chairman Bob Weinstein.

Sands' deal includes first-look writing and directing terms for future projects as well.

"This film has the potential to be a major franchise for us, and we wanted to find the best writer for the project," said Weinstein. "Trevor's ideas are creative and original, and we're excited to develop the script with him."

Film will be based on Martin Caidin's "Cyborg" novels, which were the basis for the Universal Television series "Six Million Dollar Man" in the 1970s.

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