The Informers (film)
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| The Informers | |
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| Directed by | Gregor Jordan |
| Produced by | Marco Weber |
| Written by | Bret Easton Ellis Nicholas Jarecki Novel: Bret Easton Ellis |
| Starring | Billy Bob Thornton Winona Ryder Kim Basinger Mickey Rourke Brad Renfro Brandon Routh Amber Heard |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Informers is an upcoming American ensemble film written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film is based on the 1994 collection of short stories of the same name, also written by Ellis.
Filming took place in Los Angeles, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires. It was the last film for actor Brad Renfro before his January 15, 2008 death at the age of 25.
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[edit] Premise
In Los Angeles in the 1980s, seven stories unfold in a week among "movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters".[1]
[edit] Cast
- Winona Ryder - Cheryl Laine
- Billy Bob Thornton - William
- Kim Basinger - Graham's Mother
- Mickey Rourke - Peter--Security Guard
- Brad Renfro - Jack
- Brandon Routh - Jamie
- Amber Heard - Christie
- Jon Foster - Graham
- Austin Nichols - Martin
- Rhys Ifans - Roger
- Lou Taylor Pucci - Tim
- Chris Isaak - Les
- Aaron Himelstein - Raymond
- Mel Raido - Bryan Metro
- Simone Kessell - Nina Metro
- Joel Edgerton - Matt Davis
- Angela Sarafyan - Mary
[edit] Production
Filming began on October 12, 2007 in Los Angeles, and later moved to Uruguay and Buenos Aires before wrapping up on December 6, 2007.[1]
Actor Jon Foster has announced that the supernatural elements of the short stories, including zombies and vampires, have been removed from the film adaptation.[2]
Ashley Olsen was originally cast as Christie, the stepdaughter of Bassinger's character. However, Olsen withdrew and was replaced by Heard.
This was Brad Renfro's final film as shooting wrapped up approximately one month before his death in early 2008
[edit] References
- ^ a b Borys Kit. "Chris Isaak sings new tune for "Informers"", Reuters, 2007-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Kaleem Aftab. "Exclusive: Undead Removed From Informers", IGN UK, 2008-3-10. Retrieved on 2008-3-30.
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