Mimi Leder, who was the most financially successful female director in Hollywood history until she strayed from action tentpoles like “Deep Impact” and “The Peacemaker” to turn out the legendary schmaltz bomb “Pay It Forward” in 2000, is plotting her return from TV purgatory. Variety reports Leder will direct Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas in what sounds like a modestly budget indie titled “The Code.” Mimi’s brother, TV scribe Reuben Leder, wrote the story, which Variety describes thusly: “Freeman will portray a veteran thief who recruits a younger crook, played by Banderas, to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.” Oh, Plot 13-C.