Rob Cohen ("Fast and the Furious," "xXx") is set to direct upcoming action heist thriller "Risk" which begins production this summer.
The "Topkapi"-style caper story follows a brilliant thief as he is released from prison early to execute a nearly impossible art heist. Eric Harlacher wrote the screenplay.
Meanwhile, Julius Onah ("The Girl Is in Trouble") is set to direct the film adaptation of Marcus Sakey's novel "Brilliance" for Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures.
David Koepp penned the adaptation set in a world where a rare set of people called 'brilliants' are born with extraordinary abilities.
At the center of the story is a federal agent with great hunting skills who is drafted to hunt down a terrorist and 'brilliant' who intends to start a civil war.
Source: Screen...
The "Topkapi"-style caper story follows a brilliant thief as he is released from prison early to execute a nearly impossible art heist. Eric Harlacher wrote the screenplay.
Meanwhile, Julius Onah ("The Girl Is in Trouble") is set to direct the film adaptation of Marcus Sakey's novel "Brilliance" for Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures.
David Koepp penned the adaptation set in a world where a rare set of people called 'brilliants' are born with extraordinary abilities.
At the center of the story is a federal agent with great hunting skills who is drafted to hunt down a terrorist and 'brilliant' who intends to start a civil war.
Source: Screen...
- 2/7/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With a hefty box office haul virtually guaranteed for the critically adored The Lego Movie, prepare for other beloved games and properties from your childhood to get a nostalgic big-screen treatment. The upcoming thriller Risk, however, is not an adaptation of the strategic Parker Brothers game – although conquering lands all over the world could make for an intriguing slice of entertainment. Instead, it is a jewelry caper flick that director Rob L. Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) is shopping around at the European Film Market right now.
Risk will follow a thief released early from prison to – what else? – pull off a once in a lifetime art heist. However, as The Hollywood Reporter explains, the criminal will be “drawn into a dangerous triangle between his crime boss and his accomplice in crime – a beautiful, mysterious woman whose motives remain unclear until the explosive ending.”
The script comes from Eric Harlacher,...
Risk will follow a thief released early from prison to – what else? – pull off a once in a lifetime art heist. However, as The Hollywood Reporter explains, the criminal will be “drawn into a dangerous triangle between his crime boss and his accomplice in crime – a beautiful, mysterious woman whose motives remain unclear until the explosive ending.”
The script comes from Eric Harlacher,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Heist thriller to go into production in summer.
Rob Cohen [pictured] will direct upcoming action heist thriller Risk.
Set to go into production in summer, the film follows a brilliant thief as he is released from prison early to execute a nearly impossible art heist.
Cohen previously directed The Fast and the Furious, xXx and Alex Cross.
Umedia’s Adrian Politowski and Karl Richards will be producing the film with Tim Kwok, Ksana Golod and George Parr.
Cohen commented: “I’ve always wanted to make a sophisticated caper/thriller in the style of Topkapi, To Catch a Thief and The Hot Rock, with smart characters and sexy European backgrounds. When I read the script of Risk, I knew this was it.”
Eric Harlacher wrote the screenplay, while Umedia International will be handling sales.
Rob Cohen [pictured] will direct upcoming action heist thriller Risk.
Set to go into production in summer, the film follows a brilliant thief as he is released from prison early to execute a nearly impossible art heist.
Cohen previously directed The Fast and the Furious, xXx and Alex Cross.
Umedia’s Adrian Politowski and Karl Richards will be producing the film with Tim Kwok, Ksana Golod and George Parr.
Cohen commented: “I’ve always wanted to make a sophisticated caper/thriller in the style of Topkapi, To Catch a Thief and The Hot Rock, with smart characters and sexy European backgrounds. When I read the script of Risk, I knew this was it.”
Eric Harlacher wrote the screenplay, while Umedia International will be handling sales.
- 2/7/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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