Righteous Kill
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| Righteous Kill | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jon Avnet |
| Produced by | Avi Lerner Boaz Davidson Lati Grobman Randall Emmett Danny Dimbort |
| Written by | Russell Gewirtz |
| Starring | Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis"50 Cent"Jackson Donnie Wahlberg John Leguizamo Brian Dennehy Dan Futterman |
| Distributed by | Overture Films Moonlight Films |
| Release date(s) | September 12, 2008 (USA) |
| Country | USA |
| Budget | $60,000,000 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Righteous Kill is an upcoming action and crime film that will star Robert De Niro[1], Al Pacino, Donnie Wahlberg, and Curtis "50-Cent" Jackson.[2][3] The film will be released on September 12th, 2008.
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[edit] Background
It will be directed by Jon Avnet.[4]. The film is being written by Russell Gewirtz who previously scripted Inside Man and will be produced by Avi Lerner, Daniel Rosenberg (who Executive Produced and developed "Inside Man" with Gewirtz), Boaz Davidson, Lati Grobman and Randall Emmett.[1] The plot will revolve around police investigators hunting a vigilante killer. Righteous Kill will have a budget of $60 million and be an independent production put together by Nu Image's Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla Films. [4] The film began shooting August 2007 in New York and Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford and New Haven, Connecticut. It was announced that Brian Dennehy will also appear in the film, as well as Frank John Hughes (Band of Brothers), John Leguizamo, Dan Futterman, Trilby Glover, professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, and Terry Serpico (Rescue Me). [5]
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Al Pacino | David Fisk |
| Robert De Niro | Thomas Cowan |
| Carla Gugino | Karen Kleisner |
| Donnie Wahlberg | Detective Riley |
| John Leguizamo | Detective Perez |
| Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Spider |
| Brian Dennehy | Lieutenant Hingus |
| Frank John Hughes | Randall |
| Mark Famiglietti | Carl |
| Michael Cruz | Frankie |
| Rob Dyrdek | TBD |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "De Niro and Pacino pair up again", BBC, 2007-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
- ^ [News] 50 Cent's Righteous Kill, Talks New Movie, Dispels Rumors
- ^ Rap Basement - 50 Cent Lands Role In New De Niro/Pacino Flick
- ^ a b Hayes, Dade. "De Niro, Pacino reunite for 'Kill'", Variety, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
- ^ "Four More Join 'Righteous Kill'", JustPressPlay, 2007-09-04. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
[edit] External links
- Righteous Kill at the Internet Movie Database
- Righteous Kill at Allmovie
- Righteous Kill promo trailer: http://www.joblo.com/video/player.php?video=righteouskill
- Official Site: http://www.righteouskill-themovie.com/
