John McTiernan to direct 'Shrapnel' thriller

John McTiernan is back in action. Well... almost. The "Die Hard" director is set to helm "Shrapnel," an upcoming thriller about two war veterans who go after each other in a deadly cat and mouse game.

Variety says Evan Daugherty wrote the script, which made the Black List in 2008. McTiernan's credits also include 2003's "Basic," "Rollerball," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Predator" and "Last Action Hero."

"From the first time we read Evan's script, we believed we had the makings of a hit action film," said FilmEngine CEO Anthony Rhulen. He also mentioned he believes casting will be announced soon.