 In July 2012, DreamWorks Studios was committed to a film based on the "Need for Speed" series of video games by Electronic Arts, initially with a release date of February 7, 2014, and later March 14, 2014.Brothers George and John Gatins had written a script that was being shipped to studios by April of that year.Taylor Kitsch was offered the lead role in July 2012, though the role eventually went to Aaron Paul that October.