French newspaper Le Parisien reports that the gestating Tony Scott crime family drama “Potsdamer Platz” has lined up Mickey Rourke, Javier Bardem, Christopher Walken and Johnny Hallyday and is preparing for a January shoot in Puerto Rico.
The project has been coming together over the last few months, with only Rourke’s name being officially confirmed as part of the film. The now on board Bardem was circling the film earlier this year along with Jason Statham, while Scott was hoping to get Al Pacino and the now retired Gene Hackman to take on roles as well. No word yet if Statham, Pacino and Hackman are still being sought but there is plenty of time left before the film gets in front of cameras.
Not much is known about the film except that its a drama about two soldiers in a New Jersey-based crime family who try to expand internationally. The title is a placeholder for now, as it will change to match the location shift from Germany to Puerto Rico. The film is based on an the original script by Buddy Giovinazzo (“Life Is Hot In Cracktown”) that has been re-written by the “Sexy Beast” team of David Scinto and Louis Mellis, so we’re definitely curious about this one.
This isn’t the only project Rourke and Scott have cooking. It was announced earlier in the year that the duo will team for an adaptation of Sonny Barger’s autobiography titled “Hell’s Angels.” That project is still in early stages, but Scott Frank (“Minority Report,” “The Lookout”) is working on a rewrite of a script by Stephen Gaghan (“Traffic,” “Syriana”).