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Gary Oldman to become a gangster
Veteran actor Gary Oldman, screen beauty Malin Akerman and 'Heroes' star Milo Ventimiglia have all signed on to star in the independent gangster film 'Criminal Empire for Dummys'.
The trio will be joined by Michael Clarke Duncan and Harvey Keitel once they sign their contracts, as the pair have only been attached to the project for now.
The film is due to start production in late March in New Orleans, and according to Variety, "centres on a charismatic young man - portrayed by Ventimiglia - who relates the do's and don'ts of running a criminal empire through a flashback to his own rise from a tragic childhood and life in the ghetto to eventual position as a multinational drug and criminal kingpin."
Cliff Dorfman will be making his feature film debut with 'Dummys' from a screenplay he wrote, although his credits include the upcoming 'Warrior' for Lionsgate and 'Entourage'.
Michael Roban of Cold Fusion Media, Dave Brown of Sleeping Giant Entertainment, Greg Hadjarowicz of Gremi Productions and Paul Schiff of Paul Schiff Productions will be serving as producers, while Oldman's manager Doug Urbanski is executive producer.
Oldman was most recently seen in 'The Book of Eli', while Akerman's recent credits include 'Watchmen' and 'Couples Retreat'.
Date Posted : 11 Mar 2010