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[templer1972]

http://www.variety.c...3...yId=13&cs=1

Stars visit 'St. Vincent'
Brosnan, Thornton, Bello, Ribisi join Hill thriller
By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK

Pierce Brosnan, Billy Bob Thornton, Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi are blessing helmer Walter Hill's "St. Vincent."

The crime thriller is being financed by Premier National Studios, Quickfire Films and Stuart Ford's IM Global, which also is handling international sales and shopping the title at Cannes.

Hill ("48 Hours," "Southern Comfort") begins lensing in Detroit on July 12 from a script by Cameron Young.

Announcement was made by producer Jon Turtle and IM Global CEO Ford.

Along with Turtle, producers are Claudio Castravelli and Irish Dreamtime's Beau St. Clair.

Ford, James Atherton, Stephen Simmons and Gus Palkovi are exec producing.

"St. Vincent" follows a hitman (Brosnan) who goes undercover as a priest to get close to his target, a gangland traitor (Thornton). The hitman soon discovers that playing the good guy is more dangerous than being a mob killer.

IM Global reports brisk sales on the film.

IM Global's slate of titles in post-production include Oren Peli's "Area 51," Will Ferrell starrer "Everything Must Go," James Wan's "Astral" and John Cusack thriller "The Factor."

In active pre-production are Halle Berry starrer "Dark Tide," Kevin Costner directing and starring vehicle "A Little War of Our Own," Dwayne Johnson topliner "Protection" and Madonna's directorial debut "W.E."

Earlier this month, IM Global announced that India's Reliance Big Pictures had acquired a majority interest in the company.

http://www.thewrap.c...t-vincent-17378

Brosnan to Target Thornton in 'St. Vincent'

Walter Hill's crime thriller about a hitman posing as a priest co-stars Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi
By Jeff Sneider
Published: May 14, 2010

Five years after earning rave reviews for his performance as an alcoholic assassin in "The Matador," Pierce Brosnan is set to play yet another hitman.

The former 007 actor is set to star in Walter Hill's crime thriller "St. Vincent" with Billy Bob Thornton, Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi, according to Variety.

Brosnan will play a hitman who goes undercover as a priest to get close to his target, a gangland traitor (Thornton). The assassin quickly realizes that playing the good guy is more dangerous than being a mob killer. It's tough to picture Brosnan as a credible priest but here's hoping he'll have fun with the character, who I expect will somehow be romantically involved with Bello's character.

Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker were previously attached to the lead roles.

Hill is best known for directing the cult classic "The Warriors" and the seminal action-comedy "48 Hrs.," but he hasn't done anything notable on the big screen in years, although he did win a DGA Award several years ago for directing AMC's western miniseries "Broken Trail."

Cameron Young wrote the script for "St. Vincent," which Jon Turtle will produce with Claudio Castravelli and Irish Dreamtime's Beau St. Clair. Stuart Ford, James Atherton, Stephen Simmons and Gus Palkovi will exec produce.

Premier National Studios, Quickfire Films and Ford's IM Global are financing the project, which the latter company will shop at Cannes. Production is scheduled to begin on July 12 in Detroit.

Brosnan's had a big year so far, starring in four films in the first four months of 2010 -- "The Ghost Writer," "Remember Me," "The Greatest" and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians." He next appears opposite Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei and Ed Harris in "Salvation Boulevard."

Thornton has laid low since appearing in "Eagle Eye" and "The Informers." He next toplines the Polish Brothers' comedy "The Smell of Success" and stars opposite Dwayne Johnson in CBS Films and Sony's action movie "Faster."

Bello next appears as Kevin James' wife in "Grown Ups," and also co-stars in John Wells' Sundance drama "The Company Men."

Ribisi, who I've been a fan of dating back to his days playing characters named "Jeff" on "The Wonder Years" and in Richard Linklater's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's "SubUrbia," is coming off the highest-grossing movie of all-time in James Cameron's "Avatar." He next stars in a pair of films from writer-director George Gallo -- the entertaining pørn dramedy "Middle Men" and the thriller "Columbus Circle."

[David Schofield]

So as I read this as Brosnan as hitman who learns about decency by being in a new, warm environment.

Hmm.

Haven't we seen this before - brilliantly, though - as "The Matador".????

[Turn]

Maybe he can play a suave thief next.

The fact this film has Walter Hill and Billy Bob Thornton attached raises my interest a little more. Still, I won't be seeking it out, necessarily.

[DamnCoffee]

Maybe he can play a suave thief next.

He played one in After The Sunset, and The Thomas Crown Affair.

[dinovelvet]

Maybe he can play a suave thief next.

He played one in After The Sunset, and The Thomas Crown Affair.

sar·casm (sär'kāz'əm)
n.
1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
3. The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms.

[dodge]

Good news for Brozza and, hopefully, us. But I'm still sorry that Mickey Rourke is no longer attached to the project.

[JimmyBond]

Maybe he can play a suave thief next.

He played one in After The Sunset, and The Thomas Crown Affair.

sar·casm (sär'kāz'əm)
n.
1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
3. The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms.

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