Exclusive: Aaron Magnani has optioned screen rights to Walker Percy’s New York Times bestseller The Second Coming, with plans to develop the novel for film.
He’s currently in search of a director for the adaptation and will produce via under his Aaron Magnani Productions banner. Peter Arneson adapted the script and will executive produce.
The story centers on a wealthy, suicidal widower who searches for proof of God but finds much more when he meets a young woman fugitive from a mental hospital. Influenced by the real-life suicides of Percy’s father and grandfather and suspected suicide of his mother, the plot combines comedy, tragedy and romance, with themes of alienation and redemption.
“This story is very relatable to the world we have been living in,” said Magnani. “And the adaptation is as much a director’s piece as an actor’s piece and incredible character study.”
Percy...
He’s currently in search of a director for the adaptation and will produce via under his Aaron Magnani Productions banner. Peter Arneson adapted the script and will executive produce.
The story centers on a wealthy, suicidal widower who searches for proof of God but finds much more when he meets a young woman fugitive from a mental hospital. Influenced by the real-life suicides of Percy’s father and grandfather and suspected suicide of his mother, the plot combines comedy, tragedy and romance, with themes of alienation and redemption.
“This story is very relatable to the world we have been living in,” said Magnani. “And the adaptation is as much a director’s piece as an actor’s piece and incredible character study.”
Percy...
- 3/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A biopic based on the life of the late “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry is in the works from Roddenberry Entertainment.
Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod Roddenberry is producing with Trevor Roth; the duo serves as executive producers on current series “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.” Adam Mazer, the Emmy-winning writer of the Dr. Jack Kevorkian movie “You Don’t Know Jack” starring Al Pacino, is writing the screenplay. The search is now on for a director and cast.
The biopic will cover Roddenberry’s life before and after creating “Star Trek,” which was notable at the time for its diverse cast and was threatened with cancellation after the second season before becoming a massive worldwide franchise.
The project will also cover his survival of two plane crashes and the events leading to his death just as “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was becoming the most successful series of the franchise.
Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod Roddenberry is producing with Trevor Roth; the duo serves as executive producers on current series “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.” Adam Mazer, the Emmy-winning writer of the Dr. Jack Kevorkian movie “You Don’t Know Jack” starring Al Pacino, is writing the screenplay. The search is now on for a director and cast.
The biopic will cover Roddenberry’s life before and after creating “Star Trek,” which was notable at the time for its diverse cast and was threatened with cancellation after the second season before becoming a massive worldwide franchise.
The project will also cover his survival of two plane crashes and the events leading to his death just as “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was becoming the most successful series of the franchise.
- 8/19/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s some news that’s fitting for a day that would be Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s 100th birthday.
Roddenberry Entertainment has been working quietly on a feature biopic of the sci-fi TV icon, and there is a script by Adam Mazer, whose credits include the Emmy-winning script for the 2010 HBO movie You Don’t Know Jack which starred Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Producers include Star Trek caretakers Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth, who executive produce all current franchise series including Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard. Next up the development will be finding a director and actors.
There’s no shortage of subject matter surrounding Roddenberry, the fighter pilot-turned-LAPD cop-turned-tv writer who survived two plane crashes and the rough waters of Hollywood to create Star Trek, one of the world’s most enduring sci-fi franchises, with the original 1966-69 TV series eventually spawning spinoffs,...
Roddenberry Entertainment has been working quietly on a feature biopic of the sci-fi TV icon, and there is a script by Adam Mazer, whose credits include the Emmy-winning script for the 2010 HBO movie You Don’t Know Jack which starred Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Producers include Star Trek caretakers Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth, who executive produce all current franchise series including Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard. Next up the development will be finding a director and actors.
There’s no shortage of subject matter surrounding Roddenberry, the fighter pilot-turned-LAPD cop-turned-tv writer who survived two plane crashes and the rough waters of Hollywood to create Star Trek, one of the world’s most enduring sci-fi franchises, with the original 1966-69 TV series eventually spawning spinoffs,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
For seven years, Catherine Oxenberg says, individuals within the Nxivm organization groomed her daughter India and made her believe in their group as one of empowerment, despite many of their practices being abusive towards women. Now, those years have been condensed into a 90-minute dramatization of Oxenberg’s story for Lifetime, entitled “Escaping the Nxivm Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter.”
Starting the story in the pre-nxivm days for the Oxenberg family, the movie explores why the mother and daughter duo both took an early workshop and why only India continued on with the group. When the two have differences of opinions on how much time and energy India is putting into this organization, the movie splits its point of view to spend time alone with both characters. Catherine’s experiences, portrayed by Andrea Roth, are pulled from Oxenberg’s own memories and writing in “Captive: A...
Starting the story in the pre-nxivm days for the Oxenberg family, the movie explores why the mother and daughter duo both took an early workshop and why only India continued on with the group. When the two have differences of opinions on how much time and energy India is putting into this organization, the movie splits its point of view to spend time alone with both characters. Catherine’s experiences, portrayed by Andrea Roth, are pulled from Oxenberg’s own memories and writing in “Captive: A...
- 9/20/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Just days after a federal jury in Brooklyn, NY convicted Nxivm leader Keith Raniere of seven counts of racketeering and sex trafficking, Lifetime has announced a new movie about the case for its upcoming ripped-from-the-headlines slate from Sony Pictures TV. The Nxivm Cult: A Mother’s Nightmare (working title) centers on the true story of Catherine Oxenberg and her fight to save her daughter India from the dangerous sex cult. It’s set to debut this fall.
Oxenberg, whose daughter India was one of Raniere’s victims, is portrayed in the movie by Andrea Roth (Rescue Me) and executive produces. Peter Facinelli (Twilight) stars as Raniere, the charming and charismatic secret organization leader with devious motives. Jasper Polish (Devil’s Whisper) portrays India and Sara Fletcher (Secret Girlfriend) is actress Allison Mack, Keith’s associate in the cult.
Oxenberg spoke outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY June 19, moments...
Oxenberg, whose daughter India was one of Raniere’s victims, is portrayed in the movie by Andrea Roth (Rescue Me) and executive produces. Peter Facinelli (Twilight) stars as Raniere, the charming and charismatic secret organization leader with devious motives. Jasper Polish (Devil’s Whisper) portrays India and Sara Fletcher (Secret Girlfriend) is actress Allison Mack, Keith’s associate in the cult.
Oxenberg spoke outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY June 19, moments...
- 7/1/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has put in development legal drama J.S.I.D. from Adam Mazer (You Don’t Know Jack), Dallas Buyers Club co-writer Craig Borten, Neal Moritz’s Original Film and Sony Pictures TV, where Original Film is under an overall deal. Written by Mazer, J.S.I.D. centers around L.A.'s elite unit of special Da's in the Justice System's Integrity Division who investigate and prosecute corrupt judges, politicians, cops, city officials and fellow lawyers. Mazer executive produces with…...
- 11/21/2017
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Starz has put in development Gringo, a drama written by Spartacus alums Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing and executive produced by Steve Lee Jones (HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack) of Bee Holder Prods. Inspired by The Shadow Catcher, the nonfiction book by decorated U.S. Immigration Officer Hipolito Acosta, Gringo will chronicle a Mexican-American Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent who infiltrates one of Mexico’s most deadly drug and human smuggling cartels. Acosta, who wrote Shadow Catcher with Lisa Pulitzer, will serve as a a consultant. “Gringo provides a thrilling and uniquely personal look into international organized crime, never seen by the American public, from the viewpoint of a federal undercover agent on the front lines,” said Starz managing director Carmi Zlotnik. Jones’ Bee Holder Prods is developing DeLorean, a miniseries with writer Adam Mazer about the auto industry maverick; series Rube, about the godfather of the...
- 9/24/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Dito Montiel is a man of many talents. He’s written everything from books to screenplays, played in a band for many years, and of course, directs films. His newest movie, Empire State, features Dwayne Johnson and Liam Hemsworth, and tells the story of Chris Potamitis, a regular guy from Queens NY who may very well have gotten away with stealing $15 million.
Dito was kind enough to talk with us for a bit, and our conversation revealed a lot about Chris’s real-life counterpart, the ridiculousness of the robbery itself, and how you go about getting the likes of The Rock and Robin Williams in your films. Check it out below!
So I watched the film of course, Empire State, and possibly the most notable thing about it, at least at face value, is that it’s based on true events. So I was wondering in terms of characters, for example Chris and Eddie,...
Dito was kind enough to talk with us for a bit, and our conversation revealed a lot about Chris’s real-life counterpart, the ridiculousness of the robbery itself, and how you go about getting the likes of The Rock and Robin Williams in your films. Check it out below!
So I watched the film of course, Empire State, and possibly the most notable thing about it, at least at face value, is that it’s based on true events. So I was wondering in terms of characters, for example Chris and Eddie,...
- 9/9/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
There’s a very good chance that you’ve seen Empire State already. Perhaps not with these characters, but I’m willing to bet you’ve seen a number of heist films that are exactly like it and which tell the story with more flair and excitement. Forget that this is supposedly based on a true story (by now you should be well aware of what that really means). When that story has already been seen in countless films, that should immediately make the filmmakers ask themselves “Do we really need to tell it again, just with different characters?” Apparently they thought they had something great on their hands, but the studio saw exactly what was happening and, not deeming it worthy of a theatrical release, decided to dump it straight to Blu-Ray and DVD. At least somebody had an objective viewpoint of the project.
The main focus of Empire State...
The main focus of Empire State...
- 9/2/2013
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
We already had a little chat about Dito Montiel‘s action thriller Empire State, remember? Starring Dwayne Johnson and Liam Hemsworth in leading roles, the movie revolves around two friends who plan to rob an armored car depository, and the NYPD officer who (quite logically) stands in their way. Not much of a plot, but in case you want to see more – head inside to find 10 new images and a trailer for the whole thing… Montiel directed the whole thing from a script written by Adam Mazer which is based on the real-life robbery of the Sentry Armored Car Company in 1982 –...
- 6/20/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Every now and then a film with a promising cast just doesn't hit the mark and is relegate to straight-to-dvd hell. Such is the case with Empire State, which unfortunately looks like a dull thriller, and maybe a low point for the stellar year Dwayne Johnson is having in 2013. In the film from Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints), an armored truck security guard (Liam Hemsowrth) is suspected of assisting in a robbery of one of their vehicles. In reality, his troublemaking friends (led by Michael Angarano) are behind the heist, and an NYPD detective (Johnson) is on their trail. We wish this was more exciting. Watch? Here's the first trailer for Dito Montiel's Empire State, from Grindstone Entertainment: Empire State is directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) and written by Adam Mazer (Breach, You Don't Know Jack). After failing to get into the police academy,...
- 6/20/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
First-Look At Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Indie Heist Thriller 'Empire State' (Based On True Story)
Back in January of this year, Tambay announced Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's attachment to the heist flick Empire State. The film, which also stars Liam Hemsworth, Emma Roberts, Nikki Reed and Michael Angarano, is based on true events that took place in 1982. The unbelievably busy Johnson plays "Ransone," an NYPD officer who tries to prevent a car depository robbery orchestrated by Liam Hemsworth's character and his childhood friend. Empire State is written by Adam Mazer (Breach, HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack) and directed by Dito Montiel (Fighting, The Son Of No One). The film is set to hit theaters June 10, 2013. Take a look at the...
- 7/5/2012
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
Well, if Dito Montiel is an example of anything, it's of that famous old saying: when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. It was about a year and a half ago that the director endured savage reviews at Sundance for "The Son Of No One," his procedural starring a promising cast of Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche and more that ultimately wound up getting a cursory release before disappearing onto home video. But he's dusted himself off and gotten another film on the way, "Empire State," and the first two images of the film's stars, Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson, have emerged.
Penned by Adam Mazer ("Breach," "You Don't Know Jack"), the thriller is based around the real-life robbery of the Sentry Armored Car Company in 1982; an $11.4 million haul that, at the time, was the biggest cash robbery in U.S. history. Some good source material indeed, and...
Penned by Adam Mazer ("Breach," "You Don't Know Jack"), the thriller is based around the real-life robbery of the Sentry Armored Car Company in 1982; an $11.4 million haul that, at the time, was the biggest cash robbery in U.S. history. Some good source material indeed, and...
- 6/28/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Liam Hemsworth isn't letting his "Hunger Games" buzz go to waste. He's co-starring with Dwayne Johnson in "Empire State," an '80s-set caper inspired by the true story of childhood friends who rip off an armored car company. (No, Johnson and Hemsworth aren't supposed to be peers. He's a NYC cop on the case.) Deadline posted the first photos of the two stars in character, and you can check them out below. "Empire State" also stars Michael Angarano, Emma Roberts, Chris Diamantopoulos, Nikki Reed, Jerry Ferrara, Paul Ben-Victor, Shenae Grimes and Greg Vrotsos. It's written by Adam Mazer (HBO's "You Don't Know Jack")...
- 6/27/2012
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
No matter how up or down his career is, director Dito Montiel always seems to be pushing forward on his next film. The Guide to Recognizing Your Saints helmer is bouncing back from last year’s mega-bomb Al Pacino and Channing Tatum drama The Son of No One, with a new heist film, Empire State.
Already deep into production, the Adam Mazer-scripted, true-life tale, follows “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Dwayne Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” Some photos of stars Liam Hemsworth, Emma Roberts and Nikki Reed have been circling on various outlets and can be seen above, but now Johnson has shared what looks to be the first official still on Twitter. Check it out below, featuring Johnson deep into action mode, for the film also starring Michael Angarano, Jerry Ferrara and Chris Diamantopoulos.
Already deep into production, the Adam Mazer-scripted, true-life tale, follows “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Dwayne Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” Some photos of stars Liam Hemsworth, Emma Roberts and Nikki Reed have been circling on various outlets and can be seen above, but now Johnson has shared what looks to be the first official still on Twitter. Check it out below, featuring Johnson deep into action mode, for the film also starring Michael Angarano, Jerry Ferrara and Chris Diamantopoulos.
- 6/20/2012
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
With Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, and Emma Roberts seemingly ready to lead Empire State, Dito Montiel has started to track down supporting players in his real-life crime drama. Deadline has two reports on this front, telling us that Chris Diamantopoulos (The Three Stooges), Michael Angarano (Red State), Nikki Reed (Twilight), Jerry Ferrara (Entourage), and Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire) will all take some screen space. (It’s pointed out that Ben-Victor and Diamantopoulos have both played Moe Howard in the past. Trivia!)
Adam Mazer wrote the film, which centers on “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” Diamantopoulos is the only one with a confirmed role, and it seems like a big one; he’ll play a mob boss who realizes that only two people committed a robbery, while everyone else thinks its a group of criminals.
Adam Mazer wrote the film, which centers on “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” Diamantopoulos is the only one with a confirmed role, and it seems like a big one; he’ll play a mob boss who realizes that only two people committed a robbery, while everyone else thinks its a group of criminals.
- 5/24/2012
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Empire State, the drama that stars Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson, has filled out its cast with Twilight Saga‘s Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Emma Roberts, Entourage‘s Jerry Ferrara, Paul Ben-Victor, Shenae Grimes and Greg Vrotsos. Chris Diamantopoulos already had been added. The latter marks a convergence of Moe’s, with Ben-Victor playing Moe Howard in the ABC biopic of The Three Stooges, and Diamantopoulos just played Moe in the feature film. Empire State production kicks off Tuesday in New York City and New Orleans with Dito Montiel directing an Adam Mazer script about two friends in the ’80s who pull off a heist at an armored car company. Pic’s financed by Emmett/Furla Films with Georgia Film Fund 14, and will be distributed by Lionsgate. David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, George Furla and Randall Emmett are producing, while Norton Herrick, Stepan Martirosyan, Bill Chase and Cheetah Vision Films are exec producing.
- 5/24/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Although still reeling from the failed domestic launch of “Battleship,” Universal still believes in the premise of toys-as-movies, and has entered negotiations to acquire the rights to Lego's robotic toy line Hero Factory. The writing duo behind 2010’s “Predators,” Michael Finch and Alex Litvak, will pen the script. [THR]
Brett Ratner is the latest filmmaker to head to Asia for his next project, teaming up with South Korea-based Cj Entertainment to develop an East-meets-West buddy action-adventure franchise called “The Golden Age.” He’s looking to produce and direct the first entry, titled “The Golden Age: The Lost Treasure of Zheng He.” [Variety]
“Act Of Valor” co-director Scott Waugh is adding to his slate, planning to helm the adaptation of the video game series “Need For Speed” for DreamWorks. The film, written by George Gatins, is being positioned as a tentpole franchise in the vein of the “Fast and the Furious” films.
Brett Ratner is the latest filmmaker to head to Asia for his next project, teaming up with South Korea-based Cj Entertainment to develop an East-meets-West buddy action-adventure franchise called “The Golden Age.” He’s looking to produce and direct the first entry, titled “The Golden Age: The Lost Treasure of Zheng He.” [Variety]
“Act Of Valor” co-director Scott Waugh is adding to his slate, planning to helm the adaptation of the video game series “Need For Speed” for DreamWorks. The film, written by George Gatins, is being positioned as a tentpole franchise in the vein of the “Fast and the Furious” films.
- 5/24/2012
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Atlantis 7
Joe Ballarini has been hired to rewrite the graphic novel adaptation "Atlantis 7" for Walden Media which Dean Parisot is attached to direct and Shawn Levy to produce. Adam F. Goldberg and Robert Nelson Jacobs already worked on the screenplay.
The story follows a military code breaker in search of his absentee father and an elite military Navy Seal force who're in search of the mythical city of Atlantis. [Source: Deadline]
Playing Dirty
Image/Millennium has acquired Richard Blaney and Gregory Small's spec script "Playing Dirty". The story follows a young law student who learns to let loose after meeting a sexy and mysterious stranger.
Things go awry when he finds himself the target of her psychotic plans. [Source: Deadline]
P.O.V.
Millennium Films and Dobré Films are teaming up for Ric Roman Waugh's action-oriented psychological thriller "P.O.V."
Tony Mosher has been hired to do a re-write on Christian Parkes...
Joe Ballarini has been hired to rewrite the graphic novel adaptation "Atlantis 7" for Walden Media which Dean Parisot is attached to direct and Shawn Levy to produce. Adam F. Goldberg and Robert Nelson Jacobs already worked on the screenplay.
The story follows a military code breaker in search of his absentee father and an elite military Navy Seal force who're in search of the mythical city of Atlantis. [Source: Deadline]
Playing Dirty
Image/Millennium has acquired Richard Blaney and Gregory Small's spec script "Playing Dirty". The story follows a young law student who learns to let loose after meeting a sexy and mysterious stranger.
Things go awry when he finds himself the target of her psychotic plans. [Source: Deadline]
P.O.V.
Millennium Films and Dobré Films are teaming up for Ric Roman Waugh's action-oriented psychological thriller "P.O.V."
Tony Mosher has been hired to do a re-write on Christian Parkes...
- 5/24/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Nightclub cinema is not, nor will it ever be, a real genre, but if it were — you clearly have to entertain my notions right now — only a few would be prime entries into the canon. This year’s Sleepless Night might be a contender; 54 could get a shout-out; I, personally, think Boogie Nights is a strong contender; and I know a few people like 24 Hour Party People. With any luck, we could have another film to add to this ersatz list.
According to Variety, New Line Cinema and Atlas Entertainment are moving forward with a (currently) untitled biopic of Chris Paciello. Once known as the “King of Miami,” this former club maven had a hot ’90s streak of sex, drugs, and general excess, but one that came to a close when, in 2000, he was arrested for a money-related killing. Adam Mazer (Breach) will be writing the screenplay, while Charles Roven...
According to Variety, New Line Cinema and Atlas Entertainment are moving forward with a (currently) untitled biopic of Chris Paciello. Once known as the “King of Miami,” this former club maven had a hot ’90s streak of sex, drugs, and general excess, but one that came to a close when, in 2000, he was arrested for a money-related killing. Adam Mazer (Breach) will be writing the screenplay, while Charles Roven...
- 5/24/2012
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
New Line has acquired a pitch from Atlas Entertainment about the life of Chris Paciello, a legendary nightclub owner who earned the title "King of Miami." Adam Mazer, who won an Emmy for HBO's "You Don't Know Jack," is developing the script with Atlas and New Line co-producing. Mazer is in production on "Empire State," starring Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsorth and Emma Roberts. He is also developing a series for HBO titled "Big Girls," which Ben Silverman and Charlie Corwin are producing. "The Untitled Chris Paciello Project" will chronicle Paciello's life and the...
- 5/24/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Atlas Entertainment has made a pre-emptive pitch sale to New Line Cinema and is currently developing a script based on the life of Chris Paciello, the nightclub impresario. Emmy-winning writer, Adam Mazer (HBO's "You Don't Know Jack") has been tapped to write the original screenplay based on the true story of Paciello, the charismatic nightclub owner, who in the 1990s became the "King of Miami" and turned South Beach into "the hottest party destination in the world." Charles Roven, William Green, Richard Suckle will produce for Atlas. The company's Andy Horwitz will co-produce. New Line Cinema's studio executives Richard Brener and Walter Hamada will oversee production for the company.
- 5/23/2012
- Comingsoon.net
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Barry Levinson – who directed The Natural, Wag the Dog, Rain Man and about a dozen other notable flicks – is on board to helm a Hank Aaron biopic which focuses on the baseball icon’s quest to beat Babe Ruth’s career home run record. Writer Adam Mazer (You Don’t Know Jack) is also on deck. The project is born from the Howard Bryant book “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron,” and Aaron will reportedly be on hand to aid in the production. The Hall-of-Famer is one of the greatest ball players of all time. He got his start in the Negro American League and ended up playing 23 seasons in the major leagues, but the movie will most directly focus on 1972 – 1974 when Aaron was chasing the Sultan of Swat amidst death threats and an overwhelming amount of people who didn’t want to see a black man beat...
- 4/4/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
"The Natural" helmer Barry Levinson is set to direct a film about baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron and his quest to break Babe Ruth’s home run record says The Hollywood Reporter.
Adam Mazer ("You Don’t Know Jack") has come onboard to adapt the script from Howard Bryant's book "The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron" with a take he and Levinson developed.
The story will focus on the period of 1972 to 1974, when Aaron chased then shattered a sacrosanct record held for decades by Ruth, who hit 714 home runs during his career.
Aaron and his supporters faced death threats and hate mail because some fans didn’t want a black man to break Ruth’s record.
Aaron himself will serve as a consultant on the film which Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg are producing.
Adam Mazer ("You Don’t Know Jack") has come onboard to adapt the script from Howard Bryant's book "The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron" with a take he and Levinson developed.
The story will focus on the period of 1972 to 1974, when Aaron chased then shattered a sacrosanct record held for decades by Ruth, who hit 714 home runs during his career.
Aaron and his supporters faced death threats and hate mail because some fans didn’t want a black man to break Ruth’s record.
Aaron himself will serve as a consultant on the film which Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg are producing.
- 4/4/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Baseball legend Hank Aaron will be getting his own big screen biopic, and Barry Levinson is set to direct it. Levinson is a talented director that has made some great films in his career such as The Natural, which is one of my favorite baseball movies of all time. He also directed Young Sherlock Holmes, Rain Man, Bugsy, Sleepers, and a ton of other good movies. I think he's the best choice as a director to take on a movie like this. The script is being written by Adam Mazer (Empire State).
The movie will be based on the book by Howard Bryant called The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron and according to Variety the story "will follow the right fielders chase of Babe Ruth's home run record from 1972 to 1974." This should make for a great movie as this was a very big part of Aaron's life.
The movie will be based on the book by Howard Bryant called The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron and according to Variety the story "will follow the right fielders chase of Babe Ruth's home run record from 1972 to 1974." This should make for a great movie as this was a very big part of Aaron's life.
- 4/3/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Brian Helgeland’s 42, the chronicle of the Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson relationship isn’t the only baseball biopic in the works. The Natural’s Barry Levinson is now in talks to direct a Hank Aaron biopic, says a report over at Variety.
The Natural is considered one of the best sport movies of all time, so it seems fitting that a man like Helgeland would be directing a movie based on the former home run king. The movie will be based on Howard Byrant’s book The Last Hero: The Story of Hank Aaron, and follow the famous right fielder’s chase to beat Ruth’s record during the 1972-1974 seasons. You Don’t Know Jack scribe Adam Mazer will write the adaptation.
There is no word on which studio will distribute the now untitled movie, and no cast has been announced. But I could care less considering Levinson is helming nother baseball movie.
The Natural is considered one of the best sport movies of all time, so it seems fitting that a man like Helgeland would be directing a movie based on the former home run king. The movie will be based on Howard Byrant’s book The Last Hero: The Story of Hank Aaron, and follow the famous right fielder’s chase to beat Ruth’s record during the 1972-1974 seasons. You Don’t Know Jack scribe Adam Mazer will write the adaptation.
There is no word on which studio will distribute the now untitled movie, and no cast has been announced. But I could care less considering Levinson is helming nother baseball movie.
- 4/3/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
EW has confirmed that producers Mike Tollin (Varsity Blues, Coach Carter) and Glenn Rigberg (Struck By Lightning) have obtained the rights to make a feature film biopic about Henry “Hank” Aaron, the baseball legend who broke Babe Ruth’s decades-long career home-run record on April 8, 1974. This project has instantly become one of the hottest sports movie projects in Hollywood.
Barry Levinson (The Natural) is attached to direct, working with screenwriter Adam Mazer, who wrote Levinson’s HBO biopic on Jack Kevorkian, You Don’t Know Jack, which Rigberg exec produced. Based on Howard Bryant’s book The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron,...
Barry Levinson (The Natural) is attached to direct, working with screenwriter Adam Mazer, who wrote Levinson’s HBO biopic on Jack Kevorkian, You Don’t Know Jack, which Rigberg exec produced. Based on Howard Bryant’s book The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron,...
- 4/3/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Barry Levinson's 1984 film The Natural is widely regarded as one of the best sports movies of all time, and it might actually be the best baseball movie ever made. (Calm down, The Sandlot enthusiasts!) It's safe to say Levinson knows how to handle the genre, and like so many underdog sports heroes, it looks like the director is returning to the diamond for one more game. Variety reports Levinson is taking on a still-untitled biopic of baseball icon Hank Aaron, the man who bested The Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth's, home run record back in 1974 and held the title until 2007, when the steroid-infused Barry Bonds snapped the streak. More below! Based on Howard Bryant's book The Last Hero: The Story of Hank Aaron, the film will follow the famous right fielder's chase to beat Ruth's record during the 1972-1974 seasons. Adam Mazer, who worked with Levinson on...
- 4/3/2012
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
Producers Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg are teaming up to tell the story of baseball great Hank Aaron and his quest to break Babe Ruth’s home run record, and director Barry Levinson and writer Adam Mazer are now attached to the project.
Tollin and Rigberg acquired the rights to the book The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant and recruited Levinson and Mazer, who worked together on HBO’s Emmy-winning Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don’t Know Jack. Levinson, who directed the 1984 baseball movie The Natural, helped
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Tollin and Rigberg acquired the rights to the book The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant and recruited Levinson and Mazer, who worked together on HBO’s Emmy-winning Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don’t Know Jack. Levinson, who directed the 1984 baseball movie The Natural, helped
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- 4/3/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barry Levinson is no stranger to the game of baseball - in fact, he wouldn't be as notable a name without the sport. While his first film, Diner, was tremendously well received, his second film, The Natural with Robert Redford, is considered by many to be a classic. Levinson hasn't made a movie about the game since, but it would seem he's getting the itch again. Variety has learned that the filmmaker has signed on to helm a new biopic about the life and times of Hank Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived. The project, which is being written by Adam Mazer, is being based on The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron and will be set between the years of 1972 and 1974 when Aaron was chasing Babe Ruth's all time home run record. In a statement about the project, Aaron, who is now...
- 4/3/2012
- cinemablend.com
It seems the baseball movie is back in vogue in Hollywood. While the genre pics are generally well-received stateside, studios and the like have been reluctant to put too much money behind them in recent times, as the sport doesn't play well internationally, where box office dollars are more important than ever. But with Jackie Robinson getting the big-screen treatment courtesy of Brian Helgeland's "42," another giant of the game is stepping up to the plate.
Barry Levinson is set to direct a biopic of Hammerin' Hank Aaron in a forthcoming film. Of course, the ins and outs of the diamond are nothing new to the director, who helmed one of the all-time greatest movies of the genre, "The Natural." If you're just catching up, Hank Aaron was the all-time leader of home runs for years, dramatically breaking Babe Ruth's record on April 8th, 1974. His record has since been...
Barry Levinson is set to direct a biopic of Hammerin' Hank Aaron in a forthcoming film. Of course, the ins and outs of the diamond are nothing new to the director, who helmed one of the all-time greatest movies of the genre, "The Natural." If you're just catching up, Hank Aaron was the all-time leader of home runs for years, dramatically breaking Babe Ruth's record on April 8th, 1974. His record has since been...
- 4/3/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Producers Mike Tollin, Glenn Hank set Hank Aaron biopic for Barry Levinson. Having acquired life rights to the baseball legend, producers Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg are ready to bring Hank Aaron's life to screen with The Natural helmer Barry Levinson helming from the script by Empire State's Adam Mazer. Variety reports that the project which is based on Howard Bryant's book Project is based on "The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron" Howard Bryant book, follows the right fielder as he chase's Babe Ruth's home run record from 1972 to 1974. Aaron fell just one home run off the record in 1973, but passed Ruth's mark on April 8th the following year with home run number 715.
- 4/3/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Natural director Barry Levinson to Direct Hank Aaron Biopic
Producers Mike Tollin, Glenn Hank set Hank Aaron biopic for Barry Levinson. Having acquired life rights to the baseball legend, producers Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg are ready to bring Hank Aaron's life to screen with The Natural helmer Barry Levinson helming from the script by Empire State's Adam Mazer. Variety reports that the project which is based on Howard Bryant's book Project is based on "The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron" Howard Bryant book, follows the right fielder as he chase's Babe Ruth's home run record from 1972 to 1974. Aaron fell just one home run off the record in 1973, but passed Ruth's mark on April 8th the following year with home run number 715.
- 4/3/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Producers Mike Tollin, Glenn Hank set Hank Aaron biopic for Barry Levinson. Having acquired life rights to the baseball legend, producers Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg are ready to bring Hank Aaron's life to screen with The Natural helmer Barry Levinson helming from the script by Empire State's Adam Mazer. Variety reports that the project which is based on Howard Bryant's book Project is based on "The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron" Howard Bryant book, follows the right fielder as he chase's Babe Ruth's home run record from 1972 to 1974. Aaron fell just one home run off the record in 1973, but passed Ruth's mark on April 8th the following year with home run number 715.
- 4/3/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Hemsworth brothers are taking over Hollywood. Chris stars in The Avengers and The Cabin in the Woods, not to mention Snow White and the Huntsman. But his little brother, Liam, isn’t doing badly himself. He credits his big brother for getting him into acting, and now the star of The Hunger Games and Expendables 2 can add Empire State to his list of upcoming projects.
Liam Hemsworth, boyfriend to actress and singer Miley Cyrus, who isn’t afraid to Punk her hunk, will team with star Emma Roberts for Empire State, which is being called a “heist drama” by the folks over at Variety. Dito Montiel directs and Dwayne Johnson will also appear in the picture.
The story is based upon actual events of 1982. The script, penned by Adam Mazer, unfolds as two childhood friends from Astoria plan to rob an armored car depository. Hemsworth is one of the pals with criminal intent.
Liam Hemsworth, boyfriend to actress and singer Miley Cyrus, who isn’t afraid to Punk her hunk, will team with star Emma Roberts for Empire State, which is being called a “heist drama” by the folks over at Variety. Dito Montiel directs and Dwayne Johnson will also appear in the picture.
The story is based upon actual events of 1982. The script, penned by Adam Mazer, unfolds as two childhood friends from Astoria plan to rob an armored car depository. Hemsworth is one of the pals with criminal intent.
- 3/13/2012
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Dito Montiel’s heist drama Empire State already stars Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson, and now the movie is adding a female lead into the mix.
Variety is reporting that Emma Roberts is joining the cast of Empire State, where she will play as waitress who serves as a potential love interest for Hemsworth’s character.
Adam Mazer wrote the script for Empire State, which is based on true events that took place in 1982. The movie will follow Hemsworth, playing one of two childhood friends from Astoria, New York who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective who’ll stop at nothing to bust them. Production is scheduled to begin in the spring.
Roberts, who recently appeared in back-to-back Sundance pics “The Art of Getting By” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” is currently filming Scott Coffey’s indie comedy “Adult World” with John Cusack and Evan Peters.
Variety is reporting that Emma Roberts is joining the cast of Empire State, where she will play as waitress who serves as a potential love interest for Hemsworth’s character.
Adam Mazer wrote the script for Empire State, which is based on true events that took place in 1982. The movie will follow Hemsworth, playing one of two childhood friends from Astoria, New York who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective who’ll stop at nothing to bust them. Production is scheduled to begin in the spring.
Roberts, who recently appeared in back-to-back Sundance pics “The Art of Getting By” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” is currently filming Scott Coffey’s indie comedy “Adult World” with John Cusack and Evan Peters.
- 3/12/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Empire State lands Emma Roberts with Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson. Dito Montiel's heist flick has added the Scream 4 star to the cast of the film which is based on true events taking place in 1982, reports Variety. Scripted by Adam Mazer, the story tells of two childhood friends (Hemsworth is in as one of them) from Astoria, N.Y. who hatch a scheme to rob an armored car depository. Johnson comes in as an NYPD detective out to nab them. Roberts plays a waitress and potential romantic interest for Hemsworth's character in Empire State which Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla are producing alongside Mandeville Films' Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman Look for a start of production some time this spring.
- 3/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Emma Roberts joins Dito Montiel's Empire State
Empire State lands Emma Roberts with Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson. Dito Montiel's heist flick has added the Scream 4 star to the cast of the film which is based on true events taking place in 1982, reports Variety. Scripted by Adam Mazer, the story tells of two childhood friends (Hemsworth is in as one of them) from Astoria, N.Y. who hatch a scheme to rob an armored car depository. Johnson comes in as an NYPD detective out to nab them. Roberts plays a waitress and potential romantic interest for Hemsworth's character in Empire State which Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla are producing alongside Mandeville Films' Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman Look for a start of production some time this spring.
- 3/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Empire State lands Emma Roberts with Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson. Dito Montiel's heist flick has added the Scream 4 star to the cast of the film which is based on true events taking place in 1982, reports Variety. Scripted by Adam Mazer, the story tells of two childhood friends (Hemsworth is in as one of them) from Astoria, N.Y. who hatch a scheme to rob an armored car depository. Johnson comes in as an NYPD detective out to nab them. Roberts plays a waitress and potential romantic interest for Hemsworth's character in Empire State which Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla are producing alongside Mandeville Films' Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman Look for a start of production some time this spring.
- 3/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Emma Roberts has joined the cast of Empire State. The Scream 4 actress will appear alongside Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Dito Montiel's heist movie, reports Variety. Written by Adam Mazer, the movie is based on the true story of two friends who decided in 1982 to rob an armored car depository. Hemsworth has been cast as one of the friends, with Roberts set to appear as a waitress and his love interest. Johnson will take the role of (more)...
- 3/12/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
To be wholly honest, the announcement of Dito Montiel‘s newest feature passed over my head so swiftly that, only a little over two months later, this item feels like the big reveal. (You’ll have to pardon my insolence and understand that The Son of No One does not encourage nor warrant further attention.) Anyway, Variety reports that Emma Roberts will take a role in the Fighting helmer’s next feature, Empire State, putting her in company with Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) and Dwayne Johnson.
Early January’s aforementioned announcement told us that they were signed for an Adam Mazer-scripted, true-life tale, which follows “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” (Hemsworth is playing one of these friends, named Chris; the other part still needs to be cast.) Unsurprisingly,...
Early January’s aforementioned announcement told us that they were signed for an Adam Mazer-scripted, true-life tale, which follows “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” (Hemsworth is playing one of these friends, named Chris; the other part still needs to be cast.) Unsurprisingly,...
- 3/11/2012
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
She may no longer be planning to get criminal for Harmony Korine’s girls-gone-really-wild comedy drama Spring Breakers, but Emma Roberts still seems attracted to the cinematically illegal side of life. She’s signed on to join the cast of Dito Monteil’s heist pic Empire State. Dwayne Johnson and Liam Hemsworth are already aboard to star in the story of two childhood friends from New York (Hemsworth will be one of the pair) who plan to rob an armoured card depository. Johnson will be the NYPD detective who will do whatever it takes to bring them down. Now Roberts will be playing a waitress who shows some romantic interest in Hemsworth’s wannabe thief.Breach writer Adam Mazer is back in real-life territory, as the film's plot is based on events that happened back in 1982. There’s no word on whether Roberts’ character really exists, but it would certainly...
- 3/11/2012
- EmpireOnline
Earlier this week, British actors Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, War Horse) and Noel Clarke (BBC's Dr. Who series) were added to the cast of director J.J. Abrams' sequel to his successful 2009 reboot, tentatively titled Star Trek 2. Cumberbatch is believed to be playing the sequel's villain, though that's not exactly confirmed and Cumberbatch isn't talking. Clarke is reportedly playing "a family man with a wife and young daughter", and it looks like his wife has now been cast.
EW reports that Nazneen Contractor (24) has been cast as Clarke's wife, though how their characters are utilized in the plot of the movie is unknown. No other character details were offered.
Contractor joins fellow newcomers Peter Weller (Robocop, Dexter) and Alice Eve (She's Out of My League). Weller's agent has revealed that the actor's part was "a substantial role and that Peter is playing a C.E.O.", but Eve's role is still unknown.
EW reports that Nazneen Contractor (24) has been cast as Clarke's wife, though how their characters are utilized in the plot of the movie is unknown. No other character details were offered.
Contractor joins fellow newcomers Peter Weller (Robocop, Dexter) and Alice Eve (She's Out of My League). Weller's agent has revealed that the actor's part was "a substantial role and that Peter is playing a C.E.O.", but Eve's role is still unknown.
- 1/8/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Deadline are reporting that The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth is in talks to star in Empire State, a heist movie directed by Dito Montiel (Fighting). As is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Hemsworth would play the role of Chris and Johnson would play Ransone.
The movie, written by Adam Mazer, is based on the true story of “a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.” Production is slated to start in April.
The movie, written by Adam Mazer, is based on the true story of “a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.” Production is slated to start in April.
- 1/7/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Liam Hemsworth will star in Mandeville Films' heist film "Empire State." According to Deadline.com, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is also in talks to join the film. Mandeville's David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing. Dito Montiel ("A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," "Fighting," "The Son Of No One") is directing. The script by Adam Mazer ("Breach," "You Don.t Know Jack") focuses on the December 12, 1982 heist of $11.4 million from the headquarters of The Sentry Armored Car Company in New York City. It was the biggest cash theft in U.S. history at the time. Authorities later said that a considerable amount of the money had been stolen over time by insiders. Shooting is set to begin in April.
- 1/6/2012
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
After kickstarting his Hollywood career in 2009 with Knowing, 21-year-old Liam Hemsworth (brother of Thor himself) has been flooded with movie deal, upon movie deal. Besides starring in the upcoming The Hunger Games adaptation and The Expendables sequel, Hemsworth is adding another credit to his ever growing filmography. According to Deadline, Hemsworth has just signed onto to star in the upcoming indie heist film Empire State.
The screenplay is written by the relatively unknown Adam Mazer — his only other writing credits include 2007′s Breach and the made for TV movie You Don’t Know Jack — with Fighting‘s Dito Montiel set to direct. The project, formerly titled The Sentry Keep, is based on the “true story of 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.” Hemsworth is set to play the lead character named Chris.
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The screenplay is written by the relatively unknown Adam Mazer — his only other writing credits include 2007′s Breach and the made for TV movie You Don’t Know Jack — with Fighting‘s Dito Montiel set to direct. The project, formerly titled The Sentry Keep, is based on the “true story of 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.” Hemsworth is set to play the lead character named Chris.
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- 1/6/2012
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Liam Hemsworth is trying to make a name for himself in the action genre. Deadline reports that The Hunger Games star is nearing a deal to star in Empire State, an indie heist movie to be directed by Dito Montiel (Fighting, The Son of No One). He would play the role of Chris in the film written by Adam Mazer (Breach, HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack). Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is also in talks to join the cast in the role of Ransone.
The movie is based on the true story of "a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history." Production is slated to start in April. Empire State is being produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films, with Randall Emmett and George Furla’s Emmett/Furla Films financing.
I am looking forward to seeing more of Hemsworth,...
The movie is based on the true story of "a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history." Production is slated to start in April. Empire State is being produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films, with Randall Emmett and George Furla’s Emmett/Furla Films financing.
I am looking forward to seeing more of Hemsworth,...
- 1/5/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
After the somewhat bizarre casting of up-and-comer Liam Hemsworth in The Expendables 2, a sequel to a film that was seemingly created just to give aging action stars something to do, it should come as little surprise that Thor’s little brother is slowly being styled into more of an action man. But it’s still a bit of an eye-opener that the actor is now set to star alongside no less than The Rock himself. Sorry, “Dwayne Johnson.” Deadline Toledo reports that Hemsworth is about to close a deal, with Johnson currently negotiating for his role, in indie Empire State. Written by Adam Mazer (Breach, You Don’t Know Jack), the film was once titled The Sentry Keep, and is “based on the true story of a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.” And while that sounds interesting enough, and...
- 1/5/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in negotiations while Liam Hemsworth ("The Hunger Games," "The Expendables 2") is closing a deal to star in the indie heist thriller "Empire State" at Emmett/Furla Films says Deadline.
The film is based on the true story of a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.
Adam Mazer penned the script while Dito Montiel ("Fighting," "The Son Of No One") is directing. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing the film previously titled "The Sentry Keep". Shooting will begin in April.
The film is based on the true story of a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery thought at the time to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history.
Adam Mazer penned the script while Dito Montiel ("Fighting," "The Son Of No One") is directing. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing the film previously titled "The Sentry Keep". Shooting will begin in April.
- 1/5/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
[1] Two of the most in-demand action stars working right now may be on the verge of teaming up. Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are close to signing on for Dito Montiel's Empire State, with the former on the verge of closing a deal and the latter in negotiations. The film sounds more or less like what you might expect from a collaboration between Hemsworth and Johnson: It's an indie heist movie involving an armored car robbery. More details after the jump. Scripted by Adam Mazer (HBO's You Don't Know Jack), Empire State is based on the true story of the $11 million Sentry Armored Car Courier Co. robbery that occurred in 1982, considered to be largest cash heist in U.S. history at the time. Hemsworth would be playing "Chris," while Johnson is considering the role of "Ransone." Depending on when Empire State shoots, it could be the pair's second time working together,...
- 1/5/2012
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
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