The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet has left many wondering: How can a commercial airplane with hundreds of passengers aboard disappear without a trace? It's happened several times before. As NBC News reports, despite advances in technology, every plane that ventures more than 120 miles from land disappears from radar. (Intercontinental flights rely on satellites to keep air traffic controllers up to date on their position.) If Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 did crash in the waters off of Southeast Asia as suspected, even finding the wreckage would be a tall task: Unsure of its exact location, authorities have thousands of miles of ocean to check.
- 3/14/2014
- by Nate Jones
- PEOPLE.com
On the news of Mark Millar's "The Secret Service" getting the green light starring Oscar winner Colin Firth, comes news that Oscar-nominated "Juno" actress Ellen Page is in negotiations to play the character 'Tara Chace', in a big screen adaptation of creator Greg Rucka's Oni 'spy' comic book series "Queen & Country", as a potential female-led, action franchise for Fox.
The screenplay is being written by John Rogers for producers Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping.
"Queen & Country" was inspired by the Brit ITV television series "The Sandbaggers" (1978-1980), created by Ian Mackintosh.
"...'Tara Chace' is an operative of the 'Special Operations Section' of 'Sis', aka the 'Minders', portraying the bureaucracy and politics that government agents deal with, including dangerous missions..."
Recurring characters in the series include 'Director of Operations Paul Crocker', 'Deputy Chief of Service Donald Weldon', 'Chief of Service Frances Barclay', aka 'C', 'Mission Control Officer'...
The screenplay is being written by John Rogers for producers Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping.
"Queen & Country" was inspired by the Brit ITV television series "The Sandbaggers" (1978-1980), created by Ian Mackintosh.
"...'Tara Chace' is an operative of the 'Special Operations Section' of 'Sis', aka the 'Minders', portraying the bureaucracy and politics that government agents deal with, including dangerous missions..."
Recurring characters in the series include 'Director of Operations Paul Crocker', 'Deputy Chief of Service Donald Weldon', 'Chief of Service Frances Barclay', aka 'C', 'Mission Control Officer'...
- 9/10/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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