A film with the title The Bricklayer sounds more than a little dull, but it’s actually a little more interesting than it might seem, as this isn’t about someone building a wall, it’s an FBI thriller. THR reports that Millenium Films has acquired the rights to The Bricklayer, the best-selling novel by former FBI agent Noah Boyd (real name Paul Lindsay), and attached Gerard Butler to star.
Butler will play former FBI agent Steve Vail, whos called in to help battle a criminal group that is demanding an escalating series of multi-million dollar ransom payments. The bricklaying refers to the fact that this is what the former FBI man is doing to make ends meet when the agency reaches out to him for help with their ransom problems (I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s also some kind of FBI speak for something). The plot also involves a female deputy director at the FBI who is assigned to work with Vail – a part that that has not yet been cast.
Hanna Weg (Enigma) is on scripting duties, but it doesn’t appear a directing has been hired yet.