Jamie Foxx Finds Himself a New "Kingdom"
Word from The Hollywood Reporter is that Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx has signed to head up "The Kingdom," a political thriller to be directed by Peter "The Rundown" Berg.
"Jamie Foxx has signed to star in Universal Pictures' "The Kingdom," a political thriller being directed by Peter Berg. Scott Stuber also is coming on board the project as a producer, joining Michael Mann, who is producing via his Forward Pass banner.
Based on an original idea by Berg and Mann, the story centers on Foxx's character, who is leading an elite team of counter-terrorism investigators trying to find those responsible for a deadly bombing attack on American workers the Middle East. Once inside the previously off-limits desert kingdom, the Americans engage a local police officer to help in their investigation but end up frustrated by bureaucracy and tradition, and find their lives threatened."
"Jamie Foxx has signed to star in Universal Pictures' "The Kingdom," a political thriller being directed by Peter Berg. Scott Stuber also is coming on board the project as a producer, joining Michael Mann, who is producing via his Forward Pass banner.
Based on an original idea by Berg and Mann, the story centers on Foxx's character, who is leading an elite team of counter-terrorism investigators trying to find those responsible for a deadly bombing attack on American workers the Middle East. Once inside the previously off-limits desert kingdom, the Americans engage a local police officer to help in their investigation but end up frustrated by bureaucracy and tradition, and find their lives threatened."
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| Movie: | The Rundown |
(1-4 of 4 posts) | Reply
on Dec 02 2005 06:34 PM [b]they mean Peter "Friday Night Lights" Berg[/b] because FNL's was excilent. (Reply to this) |
on Dec 05 2005 08:44 PM friday night lights was excellent indeed (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 28 2006 10:36 PM [b]I saw the set today.[/b] I went to a playdate at a park on ASU East campus and saw the set in construction. The 3-story facades for the "off-limits desert kingdom" are actually in Mesa, AZ on a decomissioned Air Force base, turned ASU Polytechnic campus. The sets are FEET away from the end of the student housing. It's quite a sight to behold. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 20 2006 01:14 PM What they REALLY need to get the buzz going about this movie is a few Pinzgauers on the set, and IN the movie. No masked jeeps and chevy trucks please. (Reply to this) |
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