‘Endgame’: Wesley Snipes' Gets First TV Gig After 25 years; Inks Deal to Co-Star in NBC's Pilot Thriller
Wesley Snipes, 52, has signed up with NBC to co-star with Philip Winchester and Damon Gupton in the pilot for the series Endgame, a fast-paced thriller drama set in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas created and developed for the small-screen by John Rogers, Davis Entertainment and Sony TV.
According to the pilot's plot outline, Endgame centers on former intelligence officer turned private security expert Alex, played by Winchester, who gets swept up in a high-stakes game that forces him to complete certain challenges to save innocent lives. Snipes will be playing the role of "the intelligent, mysterious and dryly sarcastic" pit boss Johnson who is responsible for overseeing the game. Johnson while keeping an eye on the big picture, is "also capable of cleaning up a mess when things spiral too far out of control." Gupton plays Cal Brown, a Las Vegas Police detective and Alex's friend.
Rogers and Davis Entertainment's John Davis and John Fox will executive produce. Rogers will also write the script.
In a related development, Snipes through his Maandi Media production company has also inked a first-look development deal with NBC. Under the new agreement, he and his company will develop and produce diverse projects with an appeal to his international audience. In a statement to media [via The Hollywood Reporter], Snipes said: "It's very exciting to be putting on my producing hat again. I'm looking forward to reuniting with the studio responsible for the success of my film The Fan."
The Fan is a 1996 psychological thriller film revolving around the sport of baseball directed by Tony Scott and starring Snipes and Robert De Niro.
Snipes' other notable credits include the Blade trilogy, New Jack City, Waiting to Exhale, Too Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, White Men Can't Jump, Murder at 1600 and One Night Stand. He was last seen on the big-screen in last year's Expendables 3.