EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage And Pierce Brosnan Cast In Roman Polanski’s ‘The Ghost’

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Nicholas Cage, Pierce Brosnan join ‘The Ghost’
Published 6/24/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
MTV News just announced that Nicholas Cage and Pierce Brosnan have signed on to star in Roman Polanski’s upcoming thriller “The Ghost.” ...

Pierce Brosnan and Nic Cage Join Roman Polanski's The Ghost
Published 6/24/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... and now he's already started casting his next film, The Ghost. Adapted from Richard Harris' novel of the same name, the story is about a ghostwriter hired to write the memoirs of an ex-Prime Minister. MTV has learned that both Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage have joined the film. Brosnan will play the British Prime Minister Adam Lang and Cage will play the currently unnamed ghostwriter. The film is actually a thriller that takes a turn when the ghostwriter learns details about a scandal which threatens to engulf the ex-Prime Minister. Can Brosnan and ...

Cage,Brosnan in The Ghost
Published 6/24/2008 at Filmstalker
... he'd direct The Ghost after his epic film Pompeii, also adapted from a Robert Harris novel, fell through. In it an ex Prime Minister is holed up in Martha's Vineyard, and writes his memoirs with the help of a ghostwriter. The ghost writer gets more than he bargained for though ,when he unearths a secret. The ex PM in question is supposedly based on Tony Blair, a long time friend of the author, and the book includes references to war crimes, ahem. MTV Movies Blog has a quote from ...

Favs Talks 'Avengers' Plus Brosnan and Cage Go With Polanski
Published 6/25/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
Cage and Brosnan Capture Polanski's Ghost : Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage have been tapped to star as the British Prime Minister Adam Lang and the unnamed ghostwriter, respectively, in the next project from Roman Polanski , The Ghost , a Richard Harris novel about a ghostwriter hired to write the memoirs of an ex-Prime Minister. [ MTV ] Hurt Heard Down the River : William Hurt and Amber Heard have joined Zach Gilford in The River Why , an adaptation of the 1983 Sierra Club novel by David James Duncan with Matt Leutwyler is directing. The coming-of-age tale centers ...

Hancock Endorses Obama, Tarantino Still Talking, Dark Knight Something and Other News [Movie News]
Published 6/25/2008 by Neil Miller at Film School Rejects
... It is a movie about a ghostwriter hired to write the memoirs of an ex-Prime Minister starring two of Hollywood’s least interesting actors. I am already asleep… [MTV Movies Blog] ...

Brosnan and Cage Set for The Ghost
Published 6/25/2008 by James Cook at The Moving Picture
Brosnan and Cage Set for The Ghost brosnan_cage_ghost.jpg MTV has learned that Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage have been cast in Roman Polanski’s upcoming adaptation of the Robert Harris novel The Ghost . Inspired in part by Tony Blair, t.he novel focuses on a ghostwriter who learns privileged details about a scandal which threatens to engulf a former British Prime Minister. Soon, he finds himself in personal jeopardy, and must learn to balance his commitments to Lang with his own safety. Most of the story takes place in an oceanfront house in the middle of winter. Brosnan ...

Will Quentin Tarantino ever really make another movie?
Published 6/25/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Reel Fanatic) at Reel Fanatic
... The news now from MTV (a shockingly good source of movie info) is that Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage have been cast in "The Ghost," Polanski's flick to be based on the Robert Harris novel about a ghostwriter who uncovers more than he planned on when he's hired to write the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Harris also wrote "Pompeii.") ...

Nicolas Cage Is ‘Ghost Rider’ ‘Ghost’ Writer
Published 6/25/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... Brosnan and Nicolas Cage will star in Roman Polanski's The Ghost, based on Robert Harris's novel about a ghostwriter (Cage) who gets hired to write the memoirs of the British prime minister (Brosnan) only to find himself in personal danger after a scandal. We hope Cage plays the writer as Donald Kaufman; we can just see him quizzing the prime minister, "I need a cool way to kill someone. Don't worry, for the book." [MTV] ...

Brosnan, Cage to Haunt Polanski’s Ghost
Published 6/25/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... The MTV Movie Blog reports that Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage are taking the lead roles in Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Robert Harris’s The Ghost. ...

Polanski Casts His Political Thriller
Published 6/25/2008 at Cinema Blend News
... upcoming political thriller The Ghost , based on a novel by Richard Harris, just got its cast, and it may be one of the most unusual casting choices I’ve seen in a while. The story is inspired by British Prime Minister Tony Blair and tells the story of fictional Prime Minister Adam Lang and a ghostwriter for the prime minister who learns privileged information, putting both him and the Prime Minister in jeopardy. So who is Polanski looking at to play the fictional Prime Minister? MTV’s Movies Blog reports that former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan will be taking on the ...

Cage and Brosnan Join Polanski’s The Ghost
Published 6/25/2008 at Row Three
... serious trouble. Pierce Brosnan will star as the PM Adam Lang, while Nicolas Cage will take on the role of the writer - two actors that can be so very good, yet so very bad. With Polanski at the helm, I expect nothing but the former. Of the project, Polanski said: “I have been looking for a political thriller to direct for some time, and ‘The Ghost’ could not be more perfect. Robert has constructed a novel with such suspense, it is hard to put it down.” This all was announced by MTV News , who also referred to author Robert Harris as Richard Harris. Silly, silly MTV. ...

Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage Sign for Polanski's 'The Ghost'
Published 6/26/2008 by Jessica Barnes at Cinematical
... had selected Richard Harris' novel, The Ghost, as his next big film project. So even though it took some time to get name actors to sign on the dotted line, the wait is over now that MTV reports that ...

Hollywood Clip Joint: “Watchmen” trailer, Polanski’s back, “Arrested” movie, “School of Rock” sequel, Tarantino gets off his ass
Published 6/26/2008 by Eric Melin at Scene-Stealers
... Nicolas Cage and Pierce Brosnan will star in Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski’s new thriller “The Ghost,” an adaptation of a Richard Harris novel about a ghostwriter hired to write the memoirs of an ex-Prime Minister, says MTV. ...

Nicolas Cage and Pierce Brosnan Join "The Ghost"
Published 6/26/2008 by TonyD (noreply@blogger.com) at FilmArcade.net
... Source: MTV Movie Blog Roman Polanski eventually abandoned that “Pompeii” movie he was planning on doing to work on a new film – “The Ghost.” Based on the Richard Harris book, Polanski will be directing Nicolas Cage and Pierce Brosnan. The film tells the story of a ghostwriter hired to write the memoirs of an ex-prime minister.

Roman Polanski Scares Up Cage, Swinton and Brosnan for THE GHOST!
Published 6/26/2008 by mrbeaks at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... is breathin' down your neck, sucka! We've known for a while now that Roman Polanski's next film would be an adaptation of Robert Harris's sinister Prime Minister thriller, THE GHOST. Now, thanks to MTV Movies' Shawn Adler (and a minor assist from Variety), we know who's a-gonna star in it: Pierce Brosnan, Nicolas Cage and Tilda Swinton. These are very good actors. Cage will star as a ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a British ex-prime minister (Brosnan) when the first author unexpectedly dies. As Cage's character sifts through the politician's history, he begins ...

Roman & Tilda, Together Forever
Published 6/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (JA) at my new plaid pants
... Oh yes please. I'm ignoring the whole Nicholas Cage part - remind me why he keeps getting work? I DO NOT GET IT! - and I'm indifferent on Pierce Brosnan, but Roman and Tilda working together? Awesomeness. ...

Cage And Brosnan Sign On For ‘The Ghost’
Published 6/26/2008 by Kelly at dailystab.com
... “I’m going to go off and work with Mr Roman Polanski and Nic Cage on a film called ‘The Ghost,’” Brosnan told MTV. “It’s a thriller.” ...