Mickey Rourke In 13 Tzameti Remake – First Look
Check out the first official photo of Mickey Rourke who stars, after successful Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler,” in “13″ as a convict in a Mexican prison who is sold into thecompetition.
Director Géla Babluani, who wrote and directed the original, is back to adapt and direct the English-language remake of the 2005 French movie “13 Tzameti”, which will star Rourke, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent, David Zayas, Sam Riley and Wayne Duvall.
The original, “13 Tzameti,” won the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Gela Babluani won best director at the Venice Film Festival.
The film tells the story of Sebastian, a young man who has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors in which men gamble on the lives of others men.
Sam Riley plays the title character, a young man who stumbles into an underground competition where the wealthy gamble on human beings in a Russian Roulette-like competition.
Ray Winstone will play a competitor who has been sprung from a mental institution to participate and Ray Liotta will play a cop on the trail of the illegal game. 50 Cent stars as an employee assigned to escort Rourke’s character to the bloody game. Jason Statham, plays man who bets on the competition and has a peculiar interest in one of the competitors.
“13″ is slated for release in 2010.
Take a look at the original “13 Tzameti” trailer
Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta join “13 Tzameti” Remake
Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta join Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sam Riley and 50 Cent in “13,” an English-language remake of the 2005 French movie “13 Tzameti.”
Fred Ulysse in "13 Tzameti"
The original, “13 Tzameti,” won the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Gela Babluani won best director at the Venice Film Festival.
Sam Riley plays the title character, a young man who stumbles into an underground competition where the wealthy gamble on human beings in a Russian Roulette-like competition.
Ray Winstone will play a competitor who has been sprung from a mental institution to participate and Ray Liotta will play a cop on the trail of the illegal game.
Mickey Rourke, after successful Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler,” will star in “13″ as a convict in a Mexican prison who is sold into the competition.
50 Cent will play an employee assigned to escort Rourke’s character to the bloody game. Jason Statham, plays man who bets on the competition and has a peculiar interest in one of the competitors.
Gela Babluani, who wrote and directed the original, wrote the script and will direct “13″ that begins production in New York on November 20, 2008.
Take a look at the original “13 Tzameti” trailer and read more about the movie here
Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and 50 Cent Join “13 Tzameti” Remake
Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham and 50 Cent have signed on to star opposite Sam Riley in “13“, director Gela Babluani’s remake of his French-language film “13 Tzameti“, reports Variety.
Sam Riley, 50 Cent, Rourke and Statham will star in the story of a man who steals a mysterious package and gets sucked into an underground gambling ring.
The 2005 film was the feature directorial debut of Géla Babluani. Twenty-two-year-old Sebastien leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family constantly struggling to support them. While repairing the roof of a neighbor’s house, he overhears a conversation about an expected package that promises to make the household rich. Sensing the opportunity of a lifetime, Sebastien intercepts the package containing a series of specific instructions. Following the clues, he assumes a false identity and manages to slip through the grasp of the enclosing police as he ventures deeper and deeper into the countryside. The closer he gets to his destination and the more people he meets along the way, the less he understands about what he is looking for. Ultimately, he comes face to face with a ring of clandestine gamblers placing bets on the outcome of a multi-player, high stakes tournament of Russian roulette.
The original won the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Babluani won best director at the Venice Film Festival.
“13″ will be produced by Rick Schwartz of Overnight Productions, Aaron Kaufman of Barbarian Films and Valerio Morabito of the Morabito Picture Company. The film will begin shooting on November 17th in and around New York City. Continue Reading…
