- OUT OF FURNACE
Willem Dafoe is the latest name to join the cast of Scott
Cooper's Out of the Furnace, Relativity Media announced today, adding that the
film may end up switching to a different title in the near future.
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| Willem Dafoe |
Dafoe, playing the role of John Petty, joins the
previously-announced cast that includes Oscar-winner Christian Bale (The
Fighter), Oscar-nominated Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by
the Coward Robert Ford), Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Oscar-nominated Sam Shepard (The
Right Stuff), Oscar-nominated Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) and Oscar-winner
Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland).
The film, is both written and directed by Cooper (Crazy
Heart).
Described as a gripping and gritty dramatic thriller about
fate, circumstance, and justice. Russell (Bale) and his younger brother Rodney
(Affleck) live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed
of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands
Russell in prison, his brother is lured into one of the most violent and
ruthless crime rings in the Northeast - a mistake that will almost cost him
everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk
it all to seek justice for his brother.
Dafoe can currently be seen in the The Hunter and John
Carter and will soon be seen opposite Anton Yelchin in Odd Thomas directed by
Stephen Sommers, as well as opposite Michelle Monaghan and Stephen Dorff in
Tomorrow You're Gone, directed by David Jacobson.
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