Ben Foster And Giovanni Ribisi Join “Contraband” Cast

Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi are in talks to join Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale in the thriller “Contraband” for U. The Working Title production is a remake of the Icelandic pic “Reykjavik-Rotterdam” and is being directed by Baltasar Kormakur who also co-wrote, produced and starred in the original. The pic follows a security guard played by Wahlberg, who after running into some financial troubles decides to go on one more smuggling run. Foster will play Wahlberg’s brother-in-law while details on the character Ribisi would play were not disclosed. Tim Bevan is adapting the script with Wahlberg, Eric Fellner and Stephen Levinson producing. Production start date is set for January 2011.
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