Jason Statham attached to star in ECHELON

Jason Statham is circling the lead role in Echelon. Eric Bana was once attached to star in the thriller based on the novel Firewall, the 3rd book in Andy McNab's 13-book series.

Simon Crane, stunt coordinator on The Tourist and Salt, will make his directorial debut on the film. Statham would play Nick Stone, "an SAS soldier who finds himself caught between the Russian Mafia and western secret agents trying to get their hands on the Echelon computer program." 

McNab definitely knows the source material as a retired SAS soldier. He based the bestselling non-fiction novel, Bravo Two Zero , on his own experiences of going behind enemy lines in the first Iraq war. After the books success he swtiched gears and wrote the Young Adult series featuring his Nick Stone character.

This sounds like a perfect role for Statham. What are your thoughts of this news?