While Wheelman may turn out to be the last game published by Midway Games, the movie version of last March's action-driving title is now moving forward into production. Variety reports that John Singleton has been picked to direct the film adaptation with Vin Diesel set to reprise his game role of an undercover agent who takes on the guise of a getaway driver.

Paramount Pictures will handle the film's production which does not yet have a start date. Diesel became a movie box office draw again thanks to the huge opening of the film Fast and Furious last month. We hope the Wheelman movie turns out better than the game which got only mediocre reviews.