While the planned thriller Prisoners had been locked away in developmental limbo for a while, it looks as if the tale of a man whose daughter and her best friend are kidnapped is once again gaining some momentum; as Real Steel star Hugh Jackman has just signed on to play the film’s lead.
Jackman will take matters into his own hands, and kidnap the man he thinks is responsible for the kidnapping (but has he chosen the right man?), in Prisoners; which made its way onto the 2009 Black List (for excellent scripts) is due to be directed by Incendies’ Denis Villeneuve, but is still lacking an official release date, and won’t start filming anytime soon, as Jackman will have to finish work on Les Miserables and The Wolverine before production can officially begin.
Matt Wheeldon.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter.
