Every comic book movie fan knows who Mark Steven Johnson is, but I guarantee every single one of them wishes that they didn't. Though he also directed 1998's Simon Birch and the 2010 comedy When In Rome, Johnson's claim to fame is directing Daredevil and Ghost Rider, two of the worst comic adaptations of the last decade (not to mention the fact that he also produced the Daredevil spin-off Elektra). Now the filmmaker has found his next project and fortunately it's story is one that didn't start on pages published by Marvel.
THR has learned that Mark Steven Johnson is now attached to direct Autobahn, an action film written by Greg Russo and produced by Inferno Entertainment. The project, which was originally titled I-95, changed its setting from America's east coast to Germany in order to have more international appeal. The story begins with a Formula One racer waking up inside of a BMW parked on the shoulder of the world famous freeway. Hearing a phone ringing in the glove compartment, he learns that the car is rigged with explosives and that if he doesn't deliver it to its target in 90 minutes his wife and daughter will be murdered. Inferno is currently looking for actors to star and is planning to search for distributors at the American Film Market in November.
I think the biggest thing we can be thankful for here is that Johnson isn't also writing the script. In addition to directing Daredevil and Ghost Rider he also wrote both scripts and is also responsible for disasters such as Jack Frost and Big Bully (yes, the one with Tom Arnold and Rick Moranis). I guess what I'm trying to say is that it could be worse.
