Forest Whitaker, Common To Do ‘Pawn’ with Michael ChiklisPosted by Wilson Morales
November 28, 2011
Source: Deadline
Michael Chiklis is teaming with former The Shield co-star Forest Whitaker for Pawn, an independent crime film centered around a hostage situation that has gone terribly wrong. Also starring in the film will be Common (Hell On Wheels), and Ray Liotta.
The film marks David A. Armstrong’s directorial debut, and the feature debut for Chiklis’ production company Extravaganza Films. Chiklis will produce with The Story Department’s Brad Luff, Most Films’ Jeff Most and Imprint Entertainment’s Michael Becker.
Jay Anthony White wrote the script, in which an ex-con becomes entangled in a manipulative chess game between the Feds, local police and the mob. Chiklis, who most recently starred alongside Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez in Parker, was introduced to the project by Luff, who’s executive producer of Parker. Pawn starts production December 1.
Whitaker’s latest film, ‘Catch .44,’ will have a limited theater release on Dec. 2 before heading to home video on Dec. 20. Co-starring with Bruce Willis, the film centers on three female assassins whose lives take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into one last job. They soon find themselves thrust into a bizarre situation involving a psychotic hit man, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook.
Common is currently on AMC’s latest series, ‘Hell on Wheels,’ and is featured in ‘Happy Feet Two’ as one of the animated voices.
