Doug Liman, the director behind "The Bourne Identity", "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "Jumper" is currently in talks to bring Ubisoft's award-winning stealth video game "Splinter Cell" to the big screen, according to Variety.

Eric Warren Singer, the screenwriter for "American Hustle" and "Her", will be drafting the script for the upcoming film adaptation.

He will be working with Tom Hardy who is set to play the protagonist, Sam Fisher. Interestingly, Hardy and Liman were supposed to make a film about Mount Everest but never got started on the project. This can be considered good news for fans of the video game title since it gives the director and lead star time to work on the film adaptation.

The "Dark Knight" star was first reported to have been casted in the "Splinter Cell" film back in 2012. According to a report by Cinemablend, Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisfot Motion Pictures, said in a statement, "Tom Hardy is currently one of the biggest talents in the film industry, and he has a phenomenal ability to take on complex and varied roles with his broad range of acting skills. His involvement in the 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell' movie is exciting news for movie and video game fans alike."

Baronnet added, "Meanwhile, Eric Singer is one of the most talented writers of the moment, and...we're confident he'll bring a fresh approach and create a thrilling story...while still respecting all the codes and traditions of the franchise that are so important to fans."

The "Splinter Cell" film adaptation will revolve around Fisher, a black ops soldier working for Echelon, a fictional organization under the NSA. Together with other Echelon agents, Fisher is deployed in different parts of the world to neutralize various terrorist threats.

Ubisoft will be working with New Regency for "Splinter Cell". It will be the company's third film together along with the film adaptations of "Watch Dog" and "Assassin's Creed", which stars Michael Fassbender and is scheduled for release on Aug. 7 2015.