Repossession Mambo
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| Repossession Mambo | |
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| Directed by | Miguel Sapochnik |
| Produced by | Scott Stuber Mary Parent |
| Written by | Eric Garcia Garrett Lerner |
| Starring | Jude Law Forest Whitaker Carice van Houten Alice Braga |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Repossession Mambo is an upcoming futuristic adventure thriller directed by Miguel Sapochnik and starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker. Production began September 2007.
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[edit] Premise
Twenty years in the future in Toronto, two disturbed veterans who have returned from war in Africa take up lives as repossession agents for a union company who makes artificial organs, pursuing customers who are unable to make payments for the implanted organs.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Jude Law as Remy, a repo man [2]
- Forest Whitaker as Remy's former partner, Jake Freivald [3]
- Carice Van Houten as Remy's current wife [3]
- Alice Braga as Beth, Remy's former wife [2]
- Liev Schreiber as the chief of Remy [4]
- Rafferty Law as the son of Remy [5]
[edit] Production
In 2003, screenwriters Eric Garcia and Garrett Lerner began collaborating with Miguel Sapochnik on a screenplay based on a novel by Garcia.[6] In June 2007, Universal Pictures cast Jude Law and Forest Whitaker into the futuristic adventure thriller Repossession Mambo. The film will be directed by Sapochnik in his directorial debut. Production began in September 2007.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Edward Douglas. "Sleuth: Jude Law vs. Michael Caine", ComingSoon.net, 2007-10-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ a b Borys Kit; Carloyn Giardina. "Braga doing 'Mambo' for Universal", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-08-30. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ a b Borys Kit. "Van Houten two-timing leading men", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-10-12. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ Diane Garrett. "Schreiber to do Universal's 'Mambo'", Variety, 2007-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ Lauren Streib. "The Star Economy, Hollywood's Next Generation", Forbes, 2008-05-08. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Adam Dawtrey; Michael Fleming. "Law, Whitaker set for thriller", Variety, 2007-06-17. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
- ^ Tatiana Siegel; Borys Kit. "Whitaker, Law do the Uni 'Mambo'", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-06-18. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
