‘Safe House’ Director Daniel Espinosa Will Next Helm ‘The Outsider’

Safe House was the first American feature from Swedish director Daniel Espinosa. A lot of people thought that movie was a lesser version of a Bourne film, but I thought Espinosa directed a smart, adult action film with some cool stylistic choices. (Jeremy also liked it, and you can read his review here.) Because of Safe House’s box office success, the director is a hot commodity right now, and it looks like he’s found his follow-up project. Deadline says Espinosa is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to direct a movie called The Outsider, and no – it’s not a prequel to Francis Ford Coppola’s greaser flick The Outsiders. More below! The Outsider is described as a gritty action thriller in which the protagonist is a POW in Osaka, Japan, during World War II and the movie follows him as he goes to work for the Yakuza. The script is written by …