Nikki Reed And Deborah Ann Woll Cast In Catch .44
Nikki ReedfromThirteenhas one of the most horrifying scenes in this week’sThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse, when she recounts her character’s backstory. (Spoiler:it involves gang rape, and the scene is particularly horrifying because it is part of the film’s program to define a skewed vision of sexuality for a young audience.)
But don’t holdTwilightagainst Reed, who is definitely talented. And she manages to come off looking like one of the better performers inEclipse(not terribly difficult, unfortunately) and so I’m happy to know she’s been cast inCatch .44, along withTrue Blood’sDeborah Ann Woll.
Deadlinehas the news, but doesn’t add too much to what little we previously knew about the film. The new actresses will appear oppositeMalin Akerman,Bruce WillisandForest Whitakerin a film about (as I said previously) three women, led by Akerman, who get tied into a weird scenario involving “a psychopathic hitman, played by Whitaker, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook. Willis will play the head crime boss, the mastermind behind everything that happens.”
Deadline adds that the three women (Reed and Woll complementing Akerman) are “three gorgeous female assassins sent on a job that might be their last.”
It all sounds pretty ridiculous, and the title is still horrible, but I like the cast quite a bit. This sort of action thriller can be really difficult to pull off, so I’m hoping writer / directorAaron Harveyhas something strong on the page. That is, either something all-out crazed likePlanet Terror, or…well, basically something all-out crazed likePlanet Terror.
I haven’t seen the previous film Harvey directed,The Evil Woods, and judging from what people have to say about it I don’t really want to. Hoping for a good turnout here. The film begins production next week in Louisiana.
