On March 25, 2002, [[IGN]] reported that McQuarrie was being sought to perform rewrites for the historical epic ''Men of Destiny'', directed by [[John Woo]] and initallyinitially written by Tom Vaughan and previously revised by [[Mike Werb]] and [[Michael Colleary]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2002|title=Who Are the Men of Destiny?|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/25/who-are-the-men-of-destiny|access-date=September 17, 2024|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> McQuarrie's involvement with the project was confirmed in August.<ref name="McQuarrie ABC">{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2002|last1=Adalian|last2=Harris|first1=Josef|first2=Dana|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/mcquarrie-touchstone-ink-for-detective-series-1117870877/|title=McQuarrie, Touchstone ink for detective series|access-date=September 19, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
