Filmstar Prods. has optioned Michael Addis' screenplay "The Car Thief," reports [i]The Hollywood Reporter[i/]
The deal reteams the writer-director with Filmstar, which produced his directorial debut, "Poor White Trash," starring Sean Young and Jaime Pressly.
Addis' new project will star Mario Lopez and fall under the actor's two-picture deal with Filmstar.
"Thief" will see Lopez star as a man who carjacks a wealthy film executive and, in doing so, steals a prized manuscript as well as the exec's identity.