Eric Bana in Talks for 'Armored'... Again
Filed under: Action, Thrillers, Casting, Deals
So you might be wondering what a picture of Eric Bana swigging a beer in a Hulk t-shirt has to do with the remake of a French thriller. Well, the answer I'm afraid is nothing, its just one of my favorite pictures of the Aussie actor -- but back to the business at hand. Variety reports that Millennium Films is currently in talks with Bana to star in their remake of the French thriller, Le Convoyeur (now titled, Armored).The original film was written and directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, but Millennium have their eye on F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) to take over the remake. The script was also given a re-working by David Ayer (Training Day) and Andrew Kevin Walker. The story centers on a man (presumably to be played by Bana) working for an armored car company who manages to ingratiate himself into a heist planned by his co-workers. But as it turns out, our protagonist has his own motives for weaseling his way into this band of lowlifes.
Bana had originally been set to star in the flick before dropping the project to play Nero in J.J. Abram's Star Trek reboot. So what could have changed his mind? According to Variety, Bana "has a deal negotiated down to what sources described as a $7.5 million paycheck." Not bad for a guy who has yet to really break out as a leading man.
Bana's schedule would appear to be packed for the foreseeable future, including promoting Trek and the romantic weepy, *
*Correction: Bana will star opposite Rachel McAdams in The Time Traveler's Wife.
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10-11-2008 @ 7:52PM
the_kid said...
he also has "Funny People" , busy guy
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10-11-2008 @ 8:00PM
Alana said...
Little mistake to point out: Mr. Bana is not in The Astronaut's Wife, that's Johnny Depp. You're thinking of The Time Traveler's Wife. Thanks for the Bana news!!
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10-12-2008 @ 2:25PM
Jerald Brewer said...
I too have been waiting for Bana to really break out as a lead actor because he has a very strong presence on screen.
BUT I gotta point out an error concerning his schedule in promoting "The Astronaut's Wife". Don't you mean the "The Time Traveler's Wife"? Because if you do this is not a small error.
Normally I wouldn't care. BUT your site is so top-notch and the novel from which the movie I think you are referring to is based is one of the most astonishing novels I've ever read that I feel the urge to correct you because this error is WAY beneath you..
Apologies if I am wrong!
(The book was a tough one to get in sync with --but well worth the effort-- so I think it was even tougher one to adapt. I am hoping this movie gets it mostly right.)
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