Reuters reports that Sam Bayer will direct the action-thriller noir Fiasco Heights for Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes.

The film tells the story of a gunman who returns to the crime-ridden titular city and teams with a degenerate gambler/private eye on the run from a syndicate to look for a beautiful femme fatale and a mysterious briefcase.

Kyle Ward has penned the most recent draft of the story. Bayer is also attached to direct the remake of Near Dark for Platinum Dunes.