Point Blank
Fifty Shades of Greyactress Marcia Gay Harden has joined the mould ofPoint Blank , Netflix ’s remake of the 2010 Gallic film of the same name . Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo newspaper headline the crime drama from director Joe Lynch ( Wrong Turn 2 ) and author Adam G. Simon ( Man Down ) .
The originalPoint Blankstarred Gilles Lellouche and Roschdy Zem in the chronicle of a male nanny who economise the life of a thief , only to have the thief ’s henchmen kidnap his wife in rescript to thrust him to let their knob go . The remake stars Mackie as an emergency room nanny and Grillo as a murder suspect who form an unlikely pair as they go up against gangsters and pig while trying to save Mackie ’s abducted wife and unborn child . The moving picture is co - produced by Grillo and Joe Carnahan , who antecedently work together onThe Grey , WheelmenandPride and Glory .
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Varietynow reports that Grillo and Mackie will be joined inPoint Blankby Oscar - achiever Marcia Gay Harden . No point are yet available about Harden ’s fibre . In plus , Varietyreports that Teyonah Parris ( Empire ) , Boris McGiver ( House of Cards ) and Markice Moore ( The Walking Dead ) have also joined the movie ’s cast .
Marcia Gay Harden began her film career in 1984 as an uncredited terpsichorean in the originalFootloose . She made her first major impression in the Coen Brothers’classic Irish gangster sagaMiller ’s Crossing , playing the femme fatale Verna Bernbaum , a role she advance by beat out Julia Roberts , Demi Moore and Jennifer Jason Leigh . Harden score her first Oscar nomination and first win for playing the artist Lee Krasner opposite a Method - acting Ed Harris in the 2001 biopicPollock . She received a 2nd calling nominating address for her carrying out as Celeste in 2003’sMystic River . She did n’t receive an Oscar nod , but Harden made a long-lasting impression on many for her performanceas the nefarious Mrs. Carmodyin 2007’sThe Mist . The actress appeared earlier this year in thecritically pannedFifty Shades Freed , which mark her third go - around playing the mother of Christian Grey .
Of course , Harden is n’t the only Oscar - succeeder bring in her talents to Netflix . A bevy of former honorees will loan their prestige to the Netflix roll thanks to 2007 Best Director Martin Scorsese’sThe Irishman , starring past winner Al Pacino , Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci . Two - time achiever ( for Best Screenplay and Best Picture ) Ben Affleck will alsomake the leap to Netflixvia the action movieTriple Frontier , co - starring Oscar Isaac and Charlie Hunnam . by and by in 2018 , the streaming serving will releaseThe Highwaymenstarring former Oscar - achiever for Best Director Kevin Costner . Netflix has yet to announce a release particular date forPoint Blank .
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Source : Variety
