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Brosnan Falls for Falls
The former 007 will join Liam Neeson in the cast of Seraphim Falls for
first-time feature helmer David Von Ancken.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
By Mark Umbach
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Neeson and Pierce Brosnan both face the Falls
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Pierce Brosnan is trading in his spy attire for some Civil War garb. According
to Daily Variety, the former 007 has made a deal with Mel Gibson and
Bruce Davey's Icon Films to star with Liam Neeson in the psychological actioner
Seraphim Falls, which will begin shooting on October 17. Davey and David
Flynn are the producers on the project, with Icon also producing and providing
the financing.
David Von Ancken is making his feature directing debut on Seraphim from
a script he wrote with Abbey Everett Jaques. The story is set right at the end
of the Civil War, when all the soldiers are laying down their weapons and working
toward a time of reconstruction. During it all, however, a colonel makes it
his mission to track down a certain man and settle a wartime grudge.
Stan Wlodkowski will be the executive producer, with two-time Oscar-winning
cinematographer John Toll (Braveheart, Legends of the Fall) on
board as the lenser.
Icon is currently in negotiations with domestic distributors, and the company's
Icon Entertainment International will handle overseas sales. Icon Film Distribution
will release the project in the U.K. and Australia.
Brosnan had been expecting to reprise his Bond role for another 007 movie,
but he was recently informed he would not be the super-spy in the upcoming Casino
Royale. His latest film, The Matador, will have its premiere at the
Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow night.
Neeson was recently seen in Kinsey and Batman Begins. He will
soon be starring as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Doris
Keans Goodwin's biography of the 16th president. His other recent credits include
Kingdom of Heaven, Love, Actually and Gangs of New York.
Von Ancken got his Hollywood start at the helm of the award-winning short film
Bullet in the Brain. He has gone on to direct episodes of TV dramas including
CSI: New York, The Shield and Without a Trace.
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