Jan de Bont's on again/off again project Stopping Power seems to be on again, as actress Melissa George is getting ready to film it. The action/thriller has a high concept that seems to take Speed's bus that couldn't slow down to the next level.

"John Cusack and I play lovers and we go on a European vacation to Berlin," said George. "She's just a sassy one with long, dark hair so I've got to color my hair again. And his daughter comes on holiday with us and I never knew he had a daughter.  She's 16.  We are fighting, fighting and fighting, and she gets kidnapped.  So John and I and this bad guy with the daughter gone in this 51 minute real time high speed chase in Berlin."

A veteran of TV's Alias and action packed horror movies like Turistas and 30 Days of Night, George is prepared to serve the plot more than her own acting chops. "There won't be much dialog.  A lot of driving.  It's just an action film.  I really wanted to do it. It's just fun.  I want to go to work and have fun."

So far, in preproduction, George has been game for anything de Bont throws her way. "[I'll do] everything, I imagine.  Everything and anything.  I said, 'No, no, I'm up for a challenge."