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06Jan2009

Four More Added to 'Law Abiding Citizen'

DateTuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:22AM
Things are starting to look up for Law Abiding Citizen. The project was admittedly on shaky ground when Frank Darabont departed and was replaced by F. Gary Gray. Nothing against Gray, but...

Now the Jamie Foxx/ Gerard Butler crime drama is about to speed into production, and four new cast members have been named by The Hollywood Reporter. Michael Gambon, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney, and Theresa Randle will join the cast of the Butler-produced movie about a District Attorney who negotiates a plea bargain for the release from prison of the killers of a man's family. The victimized civilian then seeks revenge against the D.A.

Butler will play the vigiliante, Foxx the District Attorney, although those roles have been switched in recent months.

It's a good concept - another spin on the justice-over-law genre - but getting the film to this point has not been smooth sailing. In addition to Darabont, Kurt Wimmer and David Ayer have reportedly tried their hand at the script, and now The Longest Yard writer Sheldon Turner is giving it a look before the film begins shooting on January 21st.

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