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Theo James Replaces Adrien Brody in S. Craig Zahler’s 1950s Gangster Epic THE BOOKIE AND THE BRUISER
Theo James is cashing in on his hot streak. Following his appearance in The White Lotus and leading roles in The Gentlemen, The Monkey, and the upcoming Fuze, the actor is stepping into the gritty gangster film The Bookie & the Bruiser.James will replace Adrien Brody, taking over the lead role of Rivner, a brooding Jewish WWII vet-turned-bookie, in the 1959 New York-set crime thriller from writer-director S. Craig Zahler, the filmmaker behind cult favorites like Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99. James will star opposite Vince Vaughn, who plays “an oversized Italian American tough named Boscolo. Having served in World War II, the two return as changed men, no longer fitting into their old lives. “Unwilling to take orders or play by the rules of polite society, the two partner up as a bookmaker and his enforcer and run an illicit gambling operation that proves highly profitable — but dangerous. “Their operation thrives until they’re caught in a violent power struggle between the Mafia and an Irish gang, forcing them into a violent fight for survival.”With its 1950s New York backdrop, morally fractured protagonists, and Zahler’s signature taste for slow-burn tension and unflinching violence, it seems like it’ll be a great character-driven movie about the descent into underworld chaos.Source: Variety
Theo James is cashing in on his hot streak. Following his appearance in The White Lotus and leading roles in The Gentlemen, The Monkey, and the upcoming Fuze, the actor is stepping into the gritty gangster film The Bookie & the Bruiser.
James will replace Adrien Brody, taking over the lead role of Rivner, a brooding Jewish WWII vet-turned-bookie, in the 1959 New York-set crime thriller from writer-director S. Craig Zahler, the filmmaker behind cult favorites like Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99.
James will star opposite Vince Vaughn, who plays “an oversized Italian American tough named Boscolo. Having served in World War II, the two return as changed men, no longer fitting into their old lives.
“Unwilling to take orders or play by the rules of polite society, the two partner up as a bookmaker and his enforcer and run an illicit gambling operation that proves highly profitable — but dangerous.
“Their operation thrives until they’re caught in a violent power struggle between the Mafia and an Irish gang, forcing them into a violent fight for survival.”
With its 1950s New York backdrop, morally fractured protagonists, and Zahler’s signature taste for slow-burn tension and unflinching violence, it seems like it’ll be a great character-driven movie about the descent into underworld chaos.
Source: Variety
