David MacKenzie Helms "The Mission"

THR is reporting that David MacKenzie ("Young Adam") is in talks to direct the true story hostage drama "The Mission".

The story follows a U.S. Special Advisor who worked on Operation Jaque, a five-year plan to locate and rescue fifteen hostages, including three Americans, captured by the Colombian guerilla group FARC in 2003.Cut loose from U.S. embassy control, he teamed up with a Colombian intelligence agent to pull off the daring rescue.

Peter Landesman and Peter Craig wrote the script

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Scott Burns and Thomas McLarty are producing.

MacKenzie's new film "Starred Up," starring Rupert Friend, Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn, is due for release later this year.