Going Under (2016 film)

Going Under is an upcoming American action comedy film directed and written by Mark and Robb Cullen, about a private detective whose dog is stolen by a gang, whose leader forces him to work for him to get his dog back. The film stars Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, John Goodman and Stephanie Sigman. Principal photography began on June 29, 2015 in Venice, Los Angeles. The film marks the directorial debut by the Cullen brothers, who have written and produced numerous films and television shows.

Plot

When a Los Angeles-based private detective tries to retrieve his stolen dog from a gang, the gang leader forces the detective to do some jobs before getting the dog back.^[1]

Cast

• Bruce Willis as an LA-based private detective.^[2]
• Jason Momoa as a gang leader.^[1]
• John Goodman as Willis' character's best friend.^[3]
• Thomas Middleditch as an assistant to Willis' character.^[1]
• Famke Janssen as Willis' character's sister-in-law.^[1]
• Stephanie Sigman as Momoa's character's girlfriend.^[3]
• Adam Goldberg as Lou the Jew^[4]
• Adrian Martinez as the owner of a local pizza store.^[3]
• Kal Penn as a grocery store clerk.^[3]
• Tyga^[5]
• Ken Davitian^[5]
• David Arquette^[5]
• Victor Ortiz^[5]
• Emily Robinson^[3]
• Sol Rodríguez
• Tyron Woodley

Cast notes

Actor Ralph Garman was meant to play a role in the movie, but he revealed on his Hollywood Babble-On podcast that his character was written out of the film when Bruce Willis refused to shoot a scene between them. The Cullen brothers offered him another role, and again, Willis declined to shoot the scene. The next day, the producers of the film stated that the scene needed to be cut, leaving Garman without an appearance in the film. The story mirrored that of his co-host, director Kevin Smith, who had similar stories of Willis' behaviour during the filming of Cop Out.^[6]

Production

By May 16, 2015, Bruce Willis was cast to star in a comedy playing a Los Angeles private detective whose dog is stolen by a gang.^[2] Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen would make their directorial debut on the film based on their own script,^[7] and they would also produce the film along with Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, and Laura Ford, while Voltage Pictures financing and selling the film at Cannes.^[2] In June 2015, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch and Famke Janssen joined the cast of the film, Momoa to play the gang leader who forces Willis' character to do some jobs for his dog, Middleditch to play Willis' assistant in his operation, while Janssen would play Willis' sister-in-law.^[1] Later on June 30, 2015, John Goodman, Stephanie Sigman, Adrian Martinez, Kal Penn, and Emily Robinson round out the remaining cast of the film, Goodman playing Willis' best friend, Sigman playing Momoa's character's girlfriend, Martinez playing the owner of a local pizza store who wants to help Willis' character, while Penn would play a grocery store clerk.^[3] On July 13, 2015, Adam Goldberg was set to play Lou the Jew in the film.^[4] Next day on July 14, 2015, four more joined the cast of the film, including Tyga, Ken Davitian, David Arquette, and Victor Ortiz.^[5]

Principal photography began on June 29, 2015, in Venice, Los Angeles.^[8] The film was shooting under the working title Going Under.^[9]

References

External links

• Going Under at the Internet Movie Database