Rush Hour Scribe To Make Directorial Debut

Scribe Jeff Nathanson ("Rush Hour 2") is in negotiations to make his directorial debut with "Providence" for Disney, reports Variety.

Pic is story of a movie director and writer who find a financier for their project only to discover the producer is an undercover FBI agent working on a sting operation involving the mob.

"Providence" was originally inspired by the true story of a sting operation in Providence, R.I., focusing on two mobsters working for the late Mafioso John Gotti.