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2008 American film
Righteous Kill
Promotional poster
Directed byJon Avnet
Written byRussell Gewirtz
Produced byAvi Lerner
Boaz Davidson
Daniel M. Rosenberg
Lati Grobman
Randall Emmett
StarringRobert De Niro
Al Pacino
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
Distributed byOverture Films (USA)
Lions Gate Entertainment (UK)
Release datesSeptember 12, 2008 (USA)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60,000,000

Righteous Kill is an upcoming action and crime film that will star Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Donnie Wahlberg, and Curtis "50-Cent" Jackson. The film will be released on September 12 2008.

Plot

Two veteran New York City detectives (De Niro and Pacino) work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

Background

It will be directed by Jon Avnet. The film is being written by Russell Gewirtz who previously scripted Inside Man and will be produced by Avi Lerner, Daniel M. Rosenberg (who Executive Produced and developed "Inside Man" with Gewirtz), Boaz Davidson, Lati Grobman and Randall Emmett. The plot will revolve around police investigators hunting a vigilante killer. Righteous Kill will have a budget of $60,000,000 and be an independent production put together by Nu Image's Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla. The film began shooting September 2007 in New York and Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford and New Haven, Connecticut & Lawrence. It was announced that Brian Dennehy will also appear in the film, as well as Frank John Hughes (Band of Brothers), Dan Futterman, Trilby G Manda, professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek. This will be Pacino and DeNiro's first film together since the 1995 crime drama Heat and the second since the 1972 drama The Godfather Part II.

Cast

Actor Role
Robert De Niro Turk
Al Pacino Rooster
Carla Gugino Karen Kleisner
Donnie Wahlberg Detective Riley
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Spider
Brian Dennehy Lieutenant Hingus
Frank John Hughes Randall
Rob Dyrdek Robert Milton Bradley
John Leguizamo Detective Perez

References

  1. ^ "De Niro and Pacino pair up again". BBC. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. [News] 50 Cent's Righteous Kill, Talks New Movie, Dispels Rumors
  3. Rap Basement - 50 Cent Lands Role In New De Niro/Pacino Flick
  4. Hayes, Dade (2007-05-17). "De Niro, Pacino reunite for 'Kill'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-05-18. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. "Four More Join 'Righteous Kill'". JustPressPlay. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2007-09-04.

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