Andreas Wiseman International EditorHere’s a hot fall package coming together. Greenland star Gerard Butler and Captain America actor Frank Grillo are set to star in Joe Carnahan-directed (The Grey) action-thriller Copshop, which Open Road Films will release in the U.S.
and STXinternational will shop to overseas buyers. STX will also release directly in the UK and Ireland.In Copshop, a small-town police station becomes the unlikely battleground between a professional hitman (Butler), a smart rookie female cop, and a double-crossing con man (Grillo), who seeks refuge behind bars with no place left to run.
Casting for the female lead is in process. Principal photography is set to commence in October with the film slated to shoot in Georgia.
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