Righteous Kill
| Righteous Kill | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jon Avnet |
| Produced by | Avi Lerner Boaz Davidson Lati Grobman Randall Emmett |
| Starring | Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Donnie Wahlberg John Leguizamo Brian Dennehy Dan Futterman |
| Distributed by | Overture Films Moonlight Films |
Release date | September 12 2008 (USA) |
| Country | USA |
| Budget | $60,000,000 |
Righteous Kill is an upcoming suspense film that will star Al Pacino, Robert De Niro[1], Donnie Wahlberg and, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.[2][3] The film will be released on September 12th 2008.
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 is set to begin 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 and professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek. [5]
Cast
The first trailer released shows that Robert de Niro and Al Pacino's characters are after a drug dealer and assassin 50 Cent. It also shows that De Niro and Pacino's characters are very close to each other and De Niro's has a close relationship with a woman, Carla Gugino's character. It also shows two detectives (played by John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg) are working in the same case as the two main characters.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Al Pacino | Detective David Fisk |
| Robert De Niro | Detective 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 |
| Shamiele [[Papoose](rapper)] Mackie | To Be Determined |
References
- ^ a b "De Niro and Pacino pair up again". BBC. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ [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 (2007-05-17). "De Niro, Pacino reunite for 'Kill'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Four More Join 'Righteous Kill'". JustPressPlay. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
External links
- Righteous Kill at IMDb
- Righteous Kill at AllMovie
- Righteous Kill promo trailer: http://www.joblo.com/video/player.php?video=righteouskill
- Official Site: http://www.righteouskill-themovie.com/
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