John Malkovich signs on for 'Red'

John Malkovich has signed to star opposite Bruce Willis in "Red," Summit's all-star adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries being directed by Robert Schwenke.

Malkovich is stepping in for John C. Reilly, who exited the role in late December.

"Red" is the tale of a retired black-ops agent (Willis) who must contend with younger, more high-tech assassins who show up to kill him.

The part will allow Malkovich to exercise his comic sensibilities as he plays retired a CIA agent, a contemporary of Willis', who is erratic and paranoid that everyone is out to kill him and joins Willis in is quest to find out who wants them dead.

Malkovich joins a cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Julian McMahon, Richard Dreyfuss, Ernest Borgnine and Brian Cox.

Principal photography begins this week in Toronto.

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian are producing; DC's Gregory Noveck exec produces with Jake Myers. David Ready is co-producing. Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote the script.

Malkovich, repped by WME, also will be involved in the shooting of additional scenes for Warner Bros.' "Hex" this month. He next appears onscreen in Disney's "Secretariat."

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[BrettSnelgrove]

V cool. Ever since I first read Red I always thought it was prime to be adapted because it was so cinematic.

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I liked John Malkovich in Con Air he is an actor that seems to me that he dose not want to be type cast which is a good thing. I don't no a lot a bout DC Comics Red so i cannot comment any further

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films based on comics.great! let's dumb down the films to the level of a 6 yr old.

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This is in storage somewhere, I need to pull it out and re-read it. Seems like such an unlikely choice for a series to get adapted. I'd have picked Jack Cross out of the Ellis limited series if anything.

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I don't no a lot a bout DC Comics Red so i cannot comment any further

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The part will allow Malkovich to exercise his comic sensibilities as he plays retired a CIA agent, a contemporary of Willis', who is erratic and paranoid that everyone is out to kill him and joins Willis in is quest to find out who wants them dead.

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AS aready cast in Red based on the Warren Ellis's comic series is Hollywood heavyweights Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren and now it looks like John Malkovich has come to the fold.

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