soo hugh to write vegas avengers for warner bros.

Recently came across this brief bit of movie news... Warner Brothers will be producing a Top Gun-esque action picture, Vegas Avengers, with a script written by up-and-coming screenwriter Soo Hugh: "Vegas Avengers" taking flight at WB.

Vegas Avengers is kind of an awful title. Based on a Men's Journal article of the same name, the movie tells the story of a hot-shot pilot who, after taking too many risks, is forced to enter a top-secret program that flies experimental, unmanned planes.

Much of action takes place at Nellis Air Force base just outside Las Vegas. Established during World War II, Nellis has a rich history, having stored large caches of advanced weapons and served as headquarters to a top-secret Cold War program involving U.S.-piloted Russian MiGs.

Hugh is an up-and-coming scribe who landed on the Black List last year for her script Deadline. That project follows a disgraced journalist who undertakes a mission to rescue an endangered aid worker. More here: 'Vegas Avengers' lights up WB.