Paradise Now director, Hany Abu-Assad is creating quite a cast. His next feature, The Courier, stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and boasts a supporting cast of Til Schwieger (Inglorious Basterds) and as of today – The Wrestler’s Mickey Rourke. [The Wrap].
Penned by Wanted screenwriters, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, The Courier follows Morgan as he attempts to deliver a mysterious briefcase to an infamous crime boss while being chased by dirty cops, traitorous feds and a bevy of colorful characters from the criminal underworld.
Arclight Films is financing what’s sure to be a testosterone free-for-all, while Cary Brokaw (Closer) produces with Morgan taking on executive producer duties for the first time. The film is set to shoot in New Orleans later this month.
Are you pumped up for The Courier?