Prisoners Set Loose for 2010
Mon, July 27, 2009 
Earlier this year, Bryan Singer, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale attached themselves to The Prisoners, a spec script from freshman screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski.
The idea of course was their involvement would (hopefully) gain momentum behind the project and entice someone to front the cash. And considering the subject matter (a desperate father who imprisons the man he believes kidnapped his daughter), said logic was sound.
As the trades report, the project is now being fast-tracked for an October 2010 release with Alcon Entertainment (who were behind Christopher Nolan's Insomnia as well as the forthcoming Book of Eli) ponying up $40 million.
However, they'll have to find a new set of lead actors as Wahlberg and Bale are out (they opted to headline the currently filming The Fighter with David O. Russell instead) and Singer walked due to issues with the budget. That sucks as I was curious to see this trio work together.
Reader Comments (1)
Not sure what to think about this, I was all for it but now they need to attach the quality level previously promised.