Jamie Foxx set for 'Citizen'

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Jamie Foxx to play calculatingly pissed off in Frank Darabont's LAW ABIDING CITIZEN!
Published 10/9/2008 by HEADGEEK at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
Hey folks, Harry here... Over at The Hollywood Reporter , they're reporting that Jamie Foxx is just about wrapped up to star opposite Gerard Butler in Frank Darabont's next film, something called LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, which has been written by Frank Darabont and a well known cinematic badass, Kurt Wimmer. Jamie is going to be playing a calculating, manipulative, pissed off Father/Husband, whom's wife and daugther were murdered... and apparently due to some manner of plea bargaining (Gerard Butler plays an Assistant D.A.) - one of the murderers is going free. Well, Foxx sets up ...

Stalked: Foxx fights Butler, Gosling Green Arrow, Brolin Jonah Hex
Published 10/9/2008 at Filmstalker
... . From The Hollywood Reporter : "...the script follows a successful assistant D.A. (Butler) who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system (Foxx). Foxx's character is devastated to learn that, because of a plea bargain, one of his wife and daughter's murderers will be set free. So he unleashes revenge on the killers and those who made the deal." Superhero films really are hitting the big time as ...

Citizen Foxx
Published 10/9/2008 at Vulture
... Foxx is in final negotiations to star with Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen, Frank Darabont's psychological thriller for the Film Department. Story, by Darabont and Kurt Wimmer, follows a D.A. who finds himself in the center of a revenge plot by a disgruntled "victim of the legal system" after the man's plea bargain releases his wife's murderer. Too confusing? Maybe it's a metaphor for the legal system. [HR] ...

Jamie Foxx is Gerard Butler's 'Law Abiding Citizen'
Published 10/9/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
... Thrillers, Casting, Scripts, NewsstandGerard Butler's RocknRolla week has gone rather sour, poor lad. (And I do mean that.) But maybe he can keep cheerful at the idea that Law Abiding Citizen is finally moving forward again. If you remember, this is the first film Butler will be producing under his Evil Twins shingle, and he snagged Frank Darabont for the director's chair. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Mr. Butler has snagged himself a pretty big costar: Jamie ...

Jamie Foxx is ‘Law Abiding Citizen’
Published 10/9/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx is in talks to star alongside Gerard Butler in Frank Darabont’s upcoming thriller “Law Abiding Citizen,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. ...

Best Batch of Links for 10/10
Published 10/10/2008 by Zac at WeAreMovieGeeks.com
... together??? -David Cronenberg will helm a Robert Ludlum adaptation staring Denzel, called The Matarese Circle.  Lets hope Viggo becomes a part of this some how! -Once again, believe no Batman rumors! -Forrest Whitaker does Louis Armstrong, he will star and direct. -Cool EW poll about which Best Picture Oscars you would take back and give to someone else. -Jamie Foxx is hooking up with Frank Darabont and Gerard Butler for Law Abiding Citizen. -Take with a grain of salt, but Burton could bring a great ...

Frank Darabont Leaves 'Law Abiding Citizen'
Published 10/12/2008 by William Goss at Cinematical
... (at the moment) both shared a synopsis that involved an elaborate scheme by an incarcerated criminal mastermind to control the city. Last week's Hollywood Reporter piece on Foxx coming aboard took it back to an reportedly original, comparably simpler tale of injustice and revenge, which screenwriter ...

Reel Talk Mixtape
Published 10/14/2008 by reeltalk at Reel Talk
... Where or where has Jamie Fox been? Well we found him! Jamie Foxx has been in the process of finishing up final negotiations with the Film Department to star opposite Gerard Butler in the new flick, "Law Abiding Citizen," a psychological thriller directed by Frank Darabont. A definite gotta-see! ...