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Stars: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Rebecca De Mornay, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell, Doris Morgado, Luis Da Silva Jr., Patrick St. Esprit | Written by Yvan Gauthier, Paul Sloan | Directed by Chuck Russell

Anyone remember From Paris With Love? Director Pierre Morel followed up the 2008 Liam Neeson hit Taken with a similarly enjoyable, although less critically well received, action movie in 2010 which starred a shaven headed John Travolta as Charlie Wax. And while it was less successful and entertaining than Taken, From Paris With Love was still good fun.

So in theory then, given Travolta is – or at least was – capable of convincingly taking part in a action movie I had reasonable expectations for his latest film I Am Wrath. And then there’s the crew involved: directed by Chuck Russell whose past works include Eraser, The Mask, and The Blob; and starring Rebecca De Mornay and Christopher Meloni, I honestly thought...

Screenwriter, actor and long-time friend to Quiet Earth, Paul Sloan (Siphon, Vigilante Diaries), has a new revenge thriller starring John Travolta coming out called I am Wrath and the first trailer has dropped.

Directed by Chuck Russell and written by Sloan (based on a story by Yvan Gauthier), the film so-stars Christopher Meloni along with Rebecca De Mornay, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell, and Luis Da Silva Jr.

Synopsis:

Unemployed engineer Stanley Hill (Travolta) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife Vivian (Rebecca [Continued ...]...

Now, there will undoubtedly be endless commentary about the tediousness of the ‘Family Man Out For Revenge’ trope that is relentlessly rolled out every time an aging actor needs a career boost, but here’s the thing – inexplicably, it often works.

It worked for Liam Neeson with Taken, it worked for Keanu Reeves with John Wick. It even, sort of, worked for Kevin Costner in Three Days To Kill. For all its terrible, predictable flaws, it is possible for this well-worn narrative to succeed – given the right actor, with the right material. Will that be the case with I Am Wrath though? Based on the first trailer, the chances are slim.

In the case of I Am Wrath, John Travolta is the family man. He has a wife and adult daughter, and is just trying to get by. He returns from a trip/job interview, his wife Vivian (Rebecca De Mornay...

Amanda Schull has joined the cast of I Am Wrath.

The 12 Monkeys actress will star alongside John Travolta in the action thriller, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The film follows Stanley Hill (Travolta) as a man who sets out for revenge after corrupt cops fail at catching his wife's murderer.

Schull is to play his daughter.

Scorpion King's Chuck Russell will be directing from a script by Paul Sloan.

Michael Mendelsohn, Nick Vallelonga and Richard Salvatore are signed on to produce the film, which is based on a story by Yvan Gauthier.

True Blood actor Sam Trammell has also been cast in the indie.

Schull's other credits include a recurring role on Pretty Little Liars, Suits and Centre Stage opposite Zoe Saldana.

I Am Wrath

John Travolta is in talks to star in the Chuck Russell-directed indie action-thriller "I Am Wrath" for Patriot Pictures. Michael Mendelsohn, Nick Vallelonga and Richard Salvatore are producing and filming begins next month in Ohio.

Travolta will play a man out for vigilante justice after a group of corrupt cops are unable to catch his wife’s killer. Paul Sloan penned the script based on a story by Yvan Gauthier, and the hope is this will be to Travolta what "Taken" was to Liam Neeson. [Source: The Wrap]

Mother

Universal Pictures has acquired the action comedy pitch "Mother" which will be developed as a star vehicle for Halle Berry. Berry and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas will produce and Pablo Fenjves will write the screenplay. [Source: Deadline]

The Emperor's Children

Jeff Bridges is attached to star in Lake Bell's adaptation of Claire Messud's best-selling novel "The Emperor's Children" for Imagine Entertainment. Brian Grazer,...

With Liam Neeson still – forgive the pun – going great guns with the action portion of his career, other older blokes are looking to muscle in. We reported back in 2012 that Nicolas Cage was all set to make I Am Wrath with William Friedkin circling the director's chair, albeit never landing. Neither man is still attached; now Eraser’s Chuck Russell is calling the shots with John Travolta in talks to tackle the lead. Wrath, which was cooked up in the brains of Yvan Gauthier and Paul Sloan (with Sloan going on to write the script), finds a man distraught after the murder of his wife. But when the police are unable to collar those responsible, he discovers that they’re mired in corruption and decides to take matters into his own hands. Cue our hero going vigilante as he wades into the officers’ behaviour and swears to take down the perpetrators,...

After literally becoming Nicolas Cage in Face/Off, now John Travolta will be replacing the actor in the action thriller I Am Wrath. The film was previously in the hands of William Friedkin with Cage in the starring role, but The Wrap reports Eraser and The Mask helmer Chuck Russell behind the camera working from a script by Paul Sloan based on a story by Yvan Gauthier. That sounds like a considerable downgrade, but Travolta hasn't been doing much when it comes to quality films lately, so that's not surprising. In the film, he plays a man out for justice after corrupt cops are unable to catch his wife’s killer. It sounds like Travolta is trying to have his very own Taken, but considering we've gotten too much of that kind of thriller since the first Liam Neeson-starring vehicle hit theaters, I'm not filled with any anticipation. Production...

Two-time Oscar nominee John Travolta is in talks to star in Patriot Pictures’ action-thriller “I Am Wrath,” which is being directed by Chuck Russell (“Eraser”), multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Travolta will play a man out for vigilante justice after a group of corrupt cops are unable to catch his wife’s killer. Also Read: John Travolta to Star as Robert Shapiro on FX’s ‘American Crime Story’ Michael Mendelsohn, Nick Vallelonga and Richard Salvatore are producing the film, which Paul Sloan wrote based on a story by Yvan Gauthier. Production is expected to start in March in Columbus,...

Exclusive: When Deadline revealed in Toronto that Emmett/Furla Films had set Nicolas Cage for the action thriller I Am Wrath, we told you that William Friedkin was circling to direct the project. I’m hearing that Friedkin is pretty much committed to do the film. Friedkin, who has helmed some of the great action crime thrillers – To Live And Die In La and The French Connection – will make this his follow-up to Killer Joe. Following the murder of his wife, Stanley (Cage) finds that the police are unable to catch the perpetrators. He uncovers a thick plot of police corruption and realizes that he will have to find justice on his own. As he awakens to the level of degradation of the people sworn to serve and protect, we get a little Rage in the Cage as he becomes a vigilante out to destroy those who abuse their power.

I don't think there's any question that Nicolas Cage is the hardest working man in Hollywood right about now. Well, okay, maybe hardest working is the wrong way to put it... "most often working" is more like it. The man seems to be churning out movies at a rate of 3 or 4 per year with a never ending stream of upcoming projects that he is attached to. I suppose debt will do that to you. After last week's announcement that he will star in David Gordon Green's Joe, we already have yet another new project on the horizon for him. Believe it or not, it's another revenge flick, but the thing that has me interested is the fact that William Friedkin (The Exorcist) is reportedly in talks to direct. According to Deadline, Nicolas Cage is attached to star in I Am Wrath, an upcoming action thriller from Emmett/Furla Films.

• Nicolas Cage is attached to the subtly titled thriller I Am Wrath, about a man who becomes a corruption-hating vigilante in the wake of his wife’s murder — so expect even more fodder for this glorious (and Nsfw) Cage mash-up. William Friedkin (The French Connection, Killer Joe) is eyeing the project to direct, but has not yet committed. Paul Sloan penned the script from a story by Yvan Gauthier. [Deadline]

• Joan Allen has signed onto the domestic thriller A Good Marriage, an adaptation of a 2010 Stephen King novella about a wife and mother who discovers her husband of two decades is a serial killer.

Deadline reports that Nicolas Cage, one of the busiest actors in the business, is set to star in the action thriller I Am Wrath for Emmett/Furla Films.

William Friedkin, the director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, who most recently helmed Killer Joe is in discussions to direct Cage from the script penned by Paul Sloan, which is based on a story by Yvan Gauthier.

The perfectly stereotypical thriller from the house of Cage centers on a man whose wife is murdered, and he finds that the police are unable to catch the perpetrators. So Stanley becomes a vigilante, trying to get the killers and expose the corrupt police department.

I Am Wrath is set to begin production in February and Lionsgate will release the film in late 2013 or early 2014.

Cage who is also starring alongside John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens in The Frozen Ground for Emmett/Furla,...

Hhhm… Anyone think that Nic Cage mostly agreed to be in a film called I Am Wrath because it gives him the chance to do his crazy-eyes wackadoodle act as a viable character choice? We’re going with that as he signs on the dotted to lead the revenge action thriller.Wrath, which was born in the brains of Yvan Gauthier and Paul Sloan (with Sloan going on to write the script), finds a bloke called Stanley distraught after the murder of his wife. But when the police are seemingly unable to collar those responsible, he discovers that they’re mired in corruption and decides to take matters into his own hands.Cue him going vigilante as he wades into the officers’ behaviour and swears to take down the perpetrators, even if they happen to be wearing a uniform. We predict a riot. Also, shouting.And Empire podcast interviewee William Friedkin,...

Nicolas Cage has been cast in yet another movie! This latest movie is an action-thriller called I Am Wrath. Director William Friedkin (To Live And Die In La, The French Connection) is looking to direct the film after he finishes making Killer Joe.

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Following the murder of his wife, Stanley (Cage) finds that the police are unable to catch the perpetrators. He uncovers a thick plot of police corruption and realizes that he will have to find justice on his own. As he awakens to the level of degradation of the people sworn to serve and protect, we get a little Rage in the Cage as he becomes a vigilante out to destroy those who abuse their power.

This seems like the kind of film Cage would take on, but not one I think I would enjoy seeing him in. It's kind of amazing...

Exclusive: Emmett/Furla Films has set Nicolas Cage for the action thriller I Am Wrath. This comes after Cage starred with John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens in The Frozen Ground for Emmett/Furla co-founders Randall Emmett and George Furla. William Friedkin, who knows his way around taut crime thrillers with films like To Live And Die In La and The French Connection, is circling to make the film his follow to Killer Joe, I’m told. Paul Sloan wrote the script based on a story by Yvan Gauthier. Lionsgate will release the film domestically on a film that begins production in February. Following the murder of his wife, Stanley (Cage) finds that the police are unable to catch the perpetrators. He uncovers a thick plot of police corruption and realizes that he will have to find justice on his own. As he awakens to the level of degradation of the...

Nicolas Cage is set to headline the upcoming action-thriller I Am Wrath , Deadline reports. The project is in development at Emmett/Furla Films and the site notes that William Friedkin is potentially interested in directing with a script from Paul Sloan, based on an idea by Yvan Gauthier. Cage will play Stanley, a man who takes matters into his own hands when he discovers a plot of police corruption after his wife is murdered. Friedkin is best known for big screen classics like The Exorcist and The French Connection . He most recently directed Killer Joe . Cage, meanwhile, recently starred in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and will headline this Friday's release of Stolen . Production on I Am Wrath is slated to begin in February 2013. (Photo Credit: Dan...

L.A., I Hate You has been making some dramatic waves, since completion. This tale follows three different lives in the large metropolitan area of Los Angeles. Here, a boyfriend looks after an incapacitated girlfriend, while another man will do anything to break into action films. All of these lives will intersect on the corrupted streets of L.A. and now, a thrilling trailer is available for this showing.

Currently at the Berlin Film Market, the trailer for L.A., I Hate You shows mature rated murder and mayhem. The clip is for those eighteen and above due to adult situations, sexuality and nudity. Those of age can see the pressures of living in a vast metropolis landscape, as characters break down in th clip below.

The synopsis for L.A., I Hate You:

"The lives of an action star wannabe, a frustrated family man, and a guilt-ridden boyfriend, intertwine in three tales of sex,...

A few details on an upcoming thriller, set in Los Angeles, are becoming available. L.A., I Hate You will interweave several tales of greed and corruption into one film. This cinematic anthology will star Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) and the eccentric William Forsythe (iMurders). The puzzling first poster art is seen left and a trailer is expected shortly. Have a listen to the murderous plot below.

The synopsis for L.A., I Hate You:

"The lives of an action star wannabe, a frustrated family man, and a guilt-ridden boyfriend, intertwine in three tales of sex, violence, redemption, murder, and unthinkable twists all taking place in the City of Angels, Los Angeles, California" (La).

Release Date: 2011.

Director: Yvan Gauthier.

Writers: Paul Conway and Yvan Gauthier.

Producers: Warren Ostergard.

Cast: Malcolm McDowell, William Forsythe, Gregory Itzin, Dedee Pfeiffer, Paul Sloan, Paul Conway, Warren Ostergard, Rebecca Da Costa, Gia Franzia, Hrach Titizian,...

Just in time to meet the teen vampire and werewolf craze fueled by Twilight and The Vampire Diaries is Neowolf from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Yvan Gauthier's flick was once called The Band from Hell and, as you can see by the art, this one is "a love story between a girl and a werewolf." What it's about is a young musician who is seduced by a touring rock band called Neowolf. They have a mysterious past and a hungry habit that comes with the full moon. Veronica Cartwright makes an appearance and Tiffany Shepis is said to have a part as a "girl groupie." Look for it on April 20.

You will find here the first teasers, stills, posters, synopsis rumors about upcoming horror movies !! "House Of Fears" - Sales Art Here's a new art for Ryan Little's "House Of Fears". In the film six friends sneak into a haunted house the night before it opens for Halloween, only to find that their evening of fun has turned into their worst nightmare. Corri English ("The Unborn"), Sandra McCoy, Michael J. Pagan and Corey Sevier star. "Neowolf" - Website and New Art Her's a sales art for Yvan Gauthier's "band from hell", "Neowolf", which follows two college lovers face an ancient evil when a strange rock band comes to town. "Bitten" - Sales Art Synopsis Here's the sales art for the Jason Mewes starrer "Bitten", which was directed by Harvey Glazer. A lovelorn...