Last time we heard about An Ordinary Man, back in 2010, Liam Neeson was circling the dark drama. Now he’s moved on and Brendan Gleeson has signed on to take the lead role in Brad Silberling’s film.
Variety reports that Gleeson will star alongside Abbie Cornish in the movie, which is a thriller loosely based on Serbias Slobodan Milosevic, about a shut-in war criminal whose only contact to the outside world is his maid. Gleeson will be playing the criminal and Cornish will play the maid.
Writer/director Silberling commented, “There’s no greater pleasure than crafting a tale for brilliant actors to sink their teeth into, and with Brandon and Abbie, I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot. Watching them go toe to toe in this suspenseful tightrope walk of veiled intentions, cat-and-mouse psychology and desperate gambling for human contact — it will be a filmmaker’s dream to capture.”
It’s certainly something different for Silberling, who’s had difficulties getting projects off the ground ever since Land Of The Lost failed miserably back in 2009.