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Thornton, Johnson Go "Faster"
Dark Horizons - News —
Billy Bob Thornton and Dwayne Johnson are teaming for the action drama "Faster" for CBS Films and Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group says Variety.
Johnson plays Driver, an ex-con out to avenge his brother's murder. Thornton plays Cop, a veteran policeman who trails Driver as he races to settle with those responsible for the murder.
Also in the mix is Killer, an egocentric hitman who's after Driver. That role hasn't been cast yet. Joe and Tony Gayton wrote the script.
Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Tony Gayton and Robert Teitel will produce. George Tillman ("Notorious") directs and shooting kicks off early next year.
Billy Bob Thornton And The Rock: Together At Last!
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... Rock: Together At Last! In the history of unlikely couples together onscreen, Billy Bob Thornton and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might be the oddest and the most entertaining. Somehow the gods have smiled upon us and the two of them are set to star in Faster , a movie in which the two aren't just chasing each other, but they're nameless characters on the run . Check and mate. George Tillman, who most recently made the Notorious B.I.G. biopic Notorious , will direct, according to Variety . Johnson will play Driver, an ex-cop avenging his brother's murder, while Thornton is ...
Billy Bob Thornton is FASTER
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Billy Bob Thornton, a man who has the absolute honor of having the same birthday as Rusty Gordon, has signed on to play a major part in the upcoming action film FASTER, according to Variety.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is already attached to play the film’s main character, Driver, “an ex-con out to avenge his brother’s murder.” Thornton will be playing a character with even less letters in his name, Cop. Guess what his job is? Thornton’s Cop will be trailing the Driver as he goes on his mission of vengeance. Johnson and Thornton take care of the casting for two of FASTER’s main ...
