Morgan Freeman gets "Red" with Bruce Willis
Mon, July 20, 2009 
Our very own Sean posted an article earlier.........well it might have been yesterday actually, time difference is a bitch.....but anyway, he posted an article about upcoming DC comics projects and on that list was a spy thriller written by Warren Ellis called "Red" which is set to star action icon and all round legend Bruce Willis.
Well today Empire bring news that another legend in Morgan Freeman has joined the cast, here's what the good folks at their site have to say!
Morgan Freeman, lately in SouthAfrica playing Nelson Mandela in Clint Eastwood's Invictus, has signed up for something a little more action-packed next, with the news that he's going to star opposite Bruce Willis in spy thriller Red.
Based on the graphic novel byWarren Ellis, Red is the story of retired CIA operative Paul Moses (Willis), who's now living quietly following a career where he was sent around the world on all manner of 'wet' work. When a new CIADirector learns about what Paul did back in the day, he panics and sends assassins to remove the ex-agent once and for all, just to be sure that no one ever finds out what happened.
It's not clear yet what role Freeman would play, but given that the script by Erich and Jon Hoeber apparently includes a 'getting-the-old-gang-back-together-to-fight-back thread, we're guessing that Freeman may be a former ally.Either that, or he's the principal bad guy.
All sounds like gravy to me, for some guys it's dragons and sorcerers, for others it's men in costumes and for others it's any manner of sci fi, but for me it's espionage, I love those TV shows and movies where guys can walk into a room and know everything that happened in the blink of an eye, where they use phrases like "wet work" or "Back Channels" and you never once think of something sexual.
As mentioned there is no director so in case Brucie and Morgs are reading this, give Len Wiseman a holler, I mean Motorcade is moving so slowly through development I am beginning to think the terrorists have gotten it, so he'd be well up for this kind of tale, or if you want to go cheap there is probably some guy in Hong Kong that can nail this down for about a grand and the price an ace stunt team's catering.
Reader Comments (2)
With Bruce Willis AND Morgan Freeman, my ticket is just about already purchased.
Two of my favorite actors, and a story that sounds interesting as hell? I'm sold. Really looking forward to this now.