Ugh what a shitty news article. You can't even get past the first paragraph without a big obnoxious paywall blocking the whole thing so you can't read the article anymore.your news article fucking sucks, OP
In 2001, Goodman-Rosen Productions acquired the rights for the movie, with Richard Donner lined up to direct the film. Donner said that he loved playing Crazy Taxi and thought it had the potential to be a big summer event movie. The movie would have been tied with other merchandise items such as T-shirts and toys, according to Jane Thompson, director of licensing for Sega of America. However, this initial attempt stalled due to an "absence of plot elements" according to Movie Insider.