FAST FIVE writer plans CRIME OF THE CENTURY for Universal

Fast Five's Chris Morgan has made his first sale to Universal Pictures. Deadline reports that the studio picked up Crime of the Century as part of his two-year first look deal at the studio. The script will be penned by Dan Kunka with Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct, with Morgan producing under his Chris Morgan Productions banner. Trachtenberg gained a lot of off attention when he released his short film Portal: No Escape went viral on YouTube with close to 7 million hits.

The original concept created by Kunka and Trachtenberg, revolves around "a high-octane heist with a science fiction twist." Morgan is writing Fast 6 and has films like Wanted and 47 Ronin to his credits. Check out Trachtenberg's short film below:

I love the direction tha the Fast and Furious franchise is taking with heists, so I am excited to see Crime of the Century. What are your thoughts?