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Foster, Sutherland Cast In "Mechanic"
Dark Horizons - News —
Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland are set to co-star in the remake of "The Mechanic" for Variety.
Foster plays a young man who becomes an apprentice to a hitman (Jason Statham). Sutherland will play the role of Foster's father and Statham's handler.
Simon West is set to direct the project which begins filming in several weeks in New Orleans.
Clive Owen and Catherine Keener Gain 'Trust'; Foster and Sutherland in 'The Mechanic'
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- Former TV paleontologist David Schwimmer is to direct his sophomore feature film (following the not-particularly-good Simon Pegg-starring "Run, Fatboy, Run"), the dark drama "Trust", based on a story by the director, and written by newcomer Andy Bellin. Clive Owen and Catherine Keener will star, as the parents of teenage girl (Liana Liberato) who falls victim to a sexual predator on an internet chatroom. We're imagining something midway between "Taken" and "Hard Candy." Shooting starts on November 9th, ...
Sutherland & Foster Join Statham In ‘Mechanic’ Remake
Screen Rant —
About six months ago, we reported on Jason Statham being cast in the remake of the 1972 action crime-thriller, The Mechanic, about a hitman who takes on an apprentice. At the time there was word that the remake would be a remake in name only, and the story would be changed ...
Ben Foster Will Learn Everything Jason Statham Knows
Cinema Blend News —
Ben Foster Will Learn Everything Jason Statham Knows Ben Foster, a certified expert at playing a crazy person, is going to put those skills , once again, toward onscreen violence. He and Donald Sutherland, according to Variety , are joining Jason Statham in The Mechanic , a remake of the original 1973 Charles Bronson film. Statham is playing the Bronson role, obviously, the hitman trying to retire. Foster will play Steve McKenna, a young apprentice who signs on to learn everything Statham knows, but might have something else in mind. Sutherland will play Statham's ...
Jason Statham And Ben Foster...
my new plaid pants —
. ... are gonna be making a movie together. That's enough for me! Oh fine, perhaps you need more. Whatever. Spoilsport! Via Variety: "Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland are set to co-star opposite Jason Statham in the remake of "The Mechanic." The film is being helmed by Simon West and is set ...
News & Notes: Green Lantern Moves, Raimi on Spider-Man 4, Malick’s Tree
Film School Rejects —
It’s the end of the week, and we’ve got a bunch of news stories in the bin here at Reject HQ that we’d like to share with you. Unfortunately, not all of them are very big news stories — you know, the kind that don’t require the standard 500-word editorial. With that in mind, we’d like to present today’s news and notes…
- The current global economic situation has pushed Green Lantern out of Australia. Due to the big rise int he Aussie dollar, Warner Bros. is moving back to North America (probably Mexico or Canada). There is still no word yet as to whether ...
