Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael B. Jordan, Casey Affleck to topline "Triple Nine"December 14, 2013 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Triple Nine" is looking to bring together a killer cast ensemble. As AceShowbiz reveals citing The Wrap, Casey Affleck ("Out of the Furnace"), Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave"), and Michael B. Jordan ("Fruitvale Station") are in talks to star in the upcoming crime thriller. Scripted by Matt Cook, the story focuses on a group of thieves who plan to murder a cop in order to divert the authorities away from the heist they will be doing on the other side of town. John Hillcoat ("The Road", "Lawless (2012)") is set to direct the movie. Affleck is courted to play the targeted police, a role initially to given Charlie Hunnam. Ejiofor is expected to play the mastermind behind the robbery, and Jordan is eyed to play a bad cop who works with the thieves and sets up Affleck's character. Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Christoph Waltz were also previously in talks to join the crime thriller. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday. Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback. European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |