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Post by fkma6996 on Oct 28, 2021 19:53:38 GMT -5
Awesome news indeed.. Great action director and screenwriter.. Hope this one hit the right mark. deadline.com/2021/10/fast-charlie-pierce-brosnan-to-star-in-phillip-noyce-thriller-afm-1234864405/
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Post by eaz35173 on Oct 31, 2021 9:29:17 GMT -5
Pierce Brosnan teams with Phillip Noyce for hitman thriller Fast Charlie October 30, 2021 by Gary Collinson
Deadline is reporting that Pierce Brosnan has been cast in Fast Charlie, an adaptation of Victor Gischler’s Edgar Award-nominated novel Gun Monkeys which is being directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Salt) from a script by Richard Wenk (The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer).
The film will see Brosnan playing Charlie Swift, “who has worked for his aging mob boss Stan for twenty years, skillfully operating as a prolific fixer and efficient hitman. When a rival boss moves to eliminate Stan and his entire team, he fails in wiping the team clean. Now on his own, Charlie will stop at nothing to avenge his friend, and has no plans to leave anyone alive.”
“We are thrilled to be working with the immense talent involved with Fast Charlie,” said David Fannon of Screen Media. “Pierce Brosnan, Phillip Noyce and Richard Wenk have delivered some of the most commercial, action-filled films of the past few decades. We’re certain audiences across the globe will jump at the chance to enter into this exciting world and story.”
Pierce Brosnan has been cast in Phillip Noyce's upcoming hitman thriller movie 'Fast Charlie' based on Victor Gischler’s Edgar novel 'Gun Monkeys'. Written By Fengyen Chiu
Pierce Brosnan has been roped in to star as the lead in Fast Charlie, a hitman thriller that will be helmed by director Phillip Noyce. As per reports, the movie is scheduled to begin production in January and is based on Victor Gischler’s Edgar Award-nominated novel, Gun Monkeys. Brosnan, who already has several projects underway will be playing the role of a hitman named Charlie Swift.
As per Deadline, the former 007 has been roped in to play the lead role in Phillip Noyce's upcoming hitman thriller, Fast Charlie. The film is based on Victor Gischler’s Edgar Award-nominated novel, Gun Monkeys and will be helmed by Phillip Noyce. The movie will focus on the life of Charlie Swift, who has worked for his ageing mob boss Stan for twenty years.
He goes solo when a rival boss attempts to eliminate Stan and his entire team. Now on his own, Charlie will stop at nothing to avenge his friend and has no plans to leave anyone alive. Apart from Brosnan, no other detail about cast members has been disclosed by the makers yet. Executive producers on the film are David Fannon and Seth Needle for Screen Media, Mark Damon and Tamara Birkemoe for Foresight Unlimited, and David Nagelberg. Daniel Grodnik and Mitchell Welch are also producing.
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Post by fkma6996 on Nov 1, 2021 4:33:26 GMT -5
Anyone read the novel before?
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Post by eaz35173 on Feb 14, 2022 11:36:58 GMT -5
Morgan Freeman in talks to join Pierce Brosnan in Phillip Noyce’s ‘Fast Charlie’ (exclusive)
By Jeremy Kay13 February 2022
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Post by eaz35173 on Apr 1, 2022 22:26:52 GMT -5
James Caan & ‘Deadpool’ Star Morena Baccarin Join Pierce Brosnan In Philip Noyce’s ‘Fast Charlie’, Filming Begins Next Week In New Orleans March 31, 2022 8:40am
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee James Caan (The Godfather) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) will star alongside Pierce Brosnan in hitman thriller Fast Charlie, to be directed by Phillip Noyce (Salt).
Filming is due to get underway in New Orleans next week.
Former James Bond Brosnan will play Charlie Swift who has worked for his ageing mob boss Stan (Caan) for twenty years, skillfully operating as a prolific fixer and efficient hitman. When a rival boss moves to eliminate Stan and his entire team, he fails in wiping the team clean. Now on his own, Charlie will stop at nothing to avenge his friend and has no plans to leave anyone alive. Morena Baccarin is set to play the female lead Marcie, the ex-wife of a mobster killed by Charlie, who forms an unexpected pairing with Charlie in his revenge against the rival mob.
The original screenplay is written by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer), inspired by the novel Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler. Daniel Grodnik (Bobby) and Mitchell Welch (Chain of Command) will produce.
Foresight is handling international sales and parent company Screen Media is distributing in the U.S. Screen Media’s David Fannon and Seth Needle, and Foresight Unlimited’s Mark Damon and Tamara Birkemoe, will executive-produce with David Nagelberg.
Caan’s upcoming films include Tom Burruss’s Redemption and André Gordon’s Acre Beyond the Rye. Gotham, The Flash and Firefly actress Baccarin’s upcoming films include Espen Sandberg’s Beast and Ric Roman Waugh’s Greenland: Migration. Her upcoming TV series include NBC’s The End Game as well as an appearance on the FX Network’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Director Noyce commented on the casting: “I’m absolutely thrilled to have James Caan and Morena Baccarin aboard. I can’t imagine a more perfect pair than Morena and Pierce. Not to be cute, but they really do make a killer couple.”
Producer Daniel Grodnik added: “I brought Phillip to America in 1988 to direct Blind Fury with Rutger Hauer and now 34 years later I’m thrilled to be back on the set with him. With a great script by Richard Wenk, and Pierce bringing his star power to the role of Charlie, alongside the legendary, James Caan, and the multi-talented Morena Baccarin, Phillip has a vision that will craft a seminal and iconic film to entertain audiences worldwide.”
Baccarin is represented by United Talent Agency and managed by Seven Summits Pictures & Management. Caan is represented by Cavalry Media.
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Post by Barbara on Apr 2, 2022 2:37:09 GMT -5
I wonder if James Caan is taking the role Freeman was supposed to have, and if Morena Baccarin took the role that was supposed to go to Sharon Stone.
If Morgan Freeman and Sharon Stone are still in the film, DAMN is this movie going to rock. Dare I say, possibly whisper, this might get an Oscar run?
And given that The Godfather is one of Pierce's favorite films, if not his very favorite, I bet he is fighting hard not to fanboy out on the day James Caan hits the set.
-- B
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Post by Barbara on Apr 7, 2022 1:33:23 GMT -5
Just to give everyone a head's up: because she is so popular with the current generation there are plenty of articles about Morena Baccarin joining the cast of FAST CHARLIE, and they all mention Pierce.
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Post by Barbara on Apr 10, 2022 1:23:02 GMT -5
The IMDB page for Fast Charlie is pretty much up to date, and there is a really cool surprise in it: Colin Salmon is in it! I am so glad he and Brosnan are reuniting in a film. Fast Charlie IMDB page
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Post by Barbara on Apr 26, 2022 0:46:53 GMT -5
It really does pay to pop over to Instagram. There is no Fast Charlie official account yet, but other folks connected to the film are starting to tweet photos including Bron Roylance, and Nancy Collini the costume designer. And....then there is this photo of Pierce. Brace yourself, it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. He's doing the unthinkable. Hell to the no
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Post by williknecht on Apr 26, 2022 14:38:27 GMT -5
Haha... I think the picture that Pierce posted is really cool - just something different
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Post by Barbara on Apr 27, 2022 0:16:04 GMT -5
Haha... I think the picture that Pierce posted is really cool - just something different I was attempting humor, and as usual I failed. LOL! By the way, and this is for everyone, if you follow the hashtag #fastcharlie more people working as extras and crew are posting pictures. -- Barbara
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Post by Barbara on May 11, 2022 0:56:29 GMT -5
Alas and alack when I looked up Fast Charlie on the IMDB it appears that Colin Salmon dropped out and someone else took the role he was going to play. I was really looking forward to seeing them work together again. It appears though they still will in Youth.
I am also surprised that Fast Charlie will come out in 2023. I thought they might try to get it out in November or December in case they wanted to try an Oscar run for Brosnan, but not this time.
-- B
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Post by Barbara on Jun 8, 2022 1:00:55 GMT -5
HI there! Me again. Morena Baccarin, Pierce's co-star just did a podcast with Anna Faris. I have no idea if she mentions Fast Charlie or not. I don't do podcasts, so I don't have a podcast player. But if you do, let us know what she says. Mornea Baccarin on Anna Faris' podcast
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Post by Barbara on Jul 8, 2022 0:57:24 GMT -5
Alas, and alack, it appears Fast Charlie will be the legendary James Caan's last film. If you check out Instagram & Twitter and use the hashtag #fastcharlie you can find some cool photos of Pierce and James. And there is a brief clip of a scene where it appears James Caan's character is celebrating a birthday. Scene from Fast Charlie-- Barbara
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Post by mkelly on Aug 1, 2022 13:40:05 GMT -5
Well release of Fast Charlie maybe held up due to a court challenge - mynewsla.com/hollywood/2022/07/19/screenwriter-sues-over-credits-for-james-caans-last-film/July 22, 2022 A screenwriter is suing two production companies in a dispute over film credits for the upcoming James Caan-Pierce Brosnan crime drama “Fast Charlie.” Plaintiff Lee Goldberg and his company, Adventures in Television, brought the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit on Friday against Boomtown Media Partners LLC and Fast Charlie Nola LLC, alleging breach of contract and seeking declaratory relief. Representatives for the defendants could not be immediately reached. Goldberg, who has written for such television shows as “Psych,” “Monk,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Baywatch and “Spenser: For Hire,” entered a written contract in March 2021 through his company with Boomtown Media to obtain the option to acquire the motion picture, television and ancillary rights to “Gun Monkeys,” a screenplay authored by Goldberg based on the Victor Gischler novel of the same title, the suit states. ... The contract states that all monies due Goldberg’s company were to be paid to Goldberg if a film was made based on “Gun Monkeys” along with credits in the main titles, home video packaging and other areas, according to the suit Goldberg believes Boomtown assigned its rights to FCN, which in April 2022 began shooting “Fast Charlie,” a movie based on “Gun Monkeys,” but the plaintiff was not paid the agreed-upon purchase price or provided through his company the first opportunity to make any required revisions to the “Gun Monkeys” screenplay, the suit states. “Fast Charlie” finished production in New Orleans, but has not yet been released. Goldberg and his company want a preliminary injunction stopping the defendants from making “Fast Charlie” available to the public until a determination is made regarding the plaintiffs’ rights to writing and co-producer credits, according to the suit, which also seeks compensatory damages. “Fast Charlie” focuses on Brosnan’s character, Charlie Swift, who toiled for mob figure Caan for two decades and seeks to avenge Caan’s death, which is brought about by a rival boss.
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Post by Barbara on Dec 16, 2022 1:38:44 GMT -5
March 22, 2022: New Orleans has a hurricane for the first time in decades. March 23, 2022 FAST CHARLIE starts filming. December 14, 2022: In an unheard of event New Orleans has another tornado. December 15, 2022… Dude, you are Dr. Fate not Cyclone! Knock it off!
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Post by fkma6996 on Dec 17, 2022 1:14:48 GMT -5
March 22, 2022: New Orleans has a hurricane for the first time in decades. March 23, 2022 FAST CHARLIE starts filming. December 14, 2022: In an unheard of event New Orleans has another tornado. December 15, 2022… Dude, you are Dr. Fate not Cyclone! Knock it off! Is Fast Charlie doing additional fliming?
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Post by eaz35173 on Dec 17, 2022 3:48:15 GMT -5
"Is Fast Charlie doing additional fliming?" - It's not unusual to need to go back and reshoot some scenes before filming is "complete".
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Post by Barbara on Dec 20, 2022 1:54:30 GMT -5
It does appear that Pierce is in Hawaii and this was a flashback photo. WHOOPS.
-- Barbara
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Post by fkma6996 on Feb 1, 2023 18:44:35 GMT -5
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