'Law Abiding Citizen' Adds Four Cast Members
Filed under: Drama, Thrillers, Casting
There's just something so gratifying about a vigilante flick isn't there? Sure, they might be a little silly, but you're usually guaranteed a very satisfying night at the movies. Now that F. Gary Gray's Law Abiding Citizen is back gearing up for production, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that four new cast members have just signed to star alongside Gerard Butler and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx in the thriller; they are: Michael Gambon, Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), Colm Meaney and Theresa Randle (Bad Boys II). In Citizen, Butler plays a successful assistant D.A., who finds himself at the center of a plot for revenge hatched by Foxx after he's been screwed by the legal system. When Foxx discovers that one of the men responsible for the death of his wife and daughter is about to go free, he targets everyone who had either something to do with the murder, or the impending legal deal.
Citizen is the first film to come out of Butler's Evil Twins shingle, and it's had some high-powered help along the way -- including a rewrite by Frank Darabont, who was also set to direct at one time, but there were some personnel changes and now Gray, a former music video director, is at the helm. Not to mention the script is still scheduled for a polish by Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard) before the film starts production on January 21st.
Law Abiding Citizen will arrive in theaters later this year.
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1-06-2009 @ 6:10PM
Lynne said...
As I understand it, Butler and Foxx have switched roles. Butler is now playing the imprisoned vigilante and Foxx is playing the ADA.
I am thrilled with the new cast additions. This should be a terrific film.
Lynne
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1-06-2009 @ 6:30PM
weetiger said...
I have to agree with Lynne. Can't wait for this one!
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