Hey everyone, there are two announcements that include one of the better actors out there – Sucker Punch star
Scott Glenn! The first was for Lee Daniels' drama
The Paperboy and the other announcement was for Tony Gilroy's spy sequel
The Bourne Legacy.
Glenn made a strong impression with supporting roles in well-respected features like The Right Stuff (1983), Silverado (1985) and Silence of the Lambs (1991). Despite his career never quite ‘took off' in the leading man sense, Glenn always brought Sam Shepard-esque brand of sexy cool credit to any movie – a quality that earned him a high-visibility role in 2007 when he played the father of Hilary Swank's character in Freedom Writers, as well as in the summer blockbuster Bourne Ultimatum – the role of CIA director Ezra Kramer he'll now reprise in Universal's The Bourne Legacy.
Glenn's also joined by previous Bourne trilogy cast of
Joan Allen and
Albert Finney, with
Jeremy Renner leading a cast that includes franchise newcomers
Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Oscar Isaac, and another vet
Stacy Keach.
Tony Gilroy will be both writing and directing this time around and Universal set the release date on August 10th, 2012.
As for The Paperboy, Glenn will play editor-in-chief W.W. James, a character that ‘runs the local newspaper Miami Times.' I can only give you the vaguest idea of the plot that follows ‘Jack, the son of a Florida publisher who gets involved with his older brother journalist's investigation of a murdered sheriff.' Finally, Jack ‘ends up investigating whether or not the man currently on death row for committing the crime is in fact guilty.'
Also starring in the film are
Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack, and
David Oyelowo. Sexual thriller The Paperboy is based on Pete Dexter‘s 1995 novel.
Glenn will next be seen in
Magic Valley, an independent feature from Jaffe Zinn which he stars alongside Kyle Gallner. Besides, he lately appeared in Randall Wallace's family drama Secretariat and Oliver Stone's queasily enjoyable ‘W.' Not bad for an actor who's not accustomed to awards.
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