Sasha Urban editorJames Caan had completed filming his role in the Phillip Noyce thriller “Fast Charlie” before his death on Wednesday, Variety has confirmed.
The film’s distributor, Screen Media, is eyeing an early 2023 release date for the movie.“Fast Charlie,” based on Victor Gischler’s novel “Gun Monkeys,” stars Pierce Brosnan as Charlie Swift, a hitman who has been working for his aging mob boss, Stan (Caan), for two decades.
After a rival boss attempts to eliminate Stan and his team, Charlie is left on his own to avenge his friend. Morena Baccarin also stars as Marcie, the ex-wife of a murdered mobster who teams up with Charlie on his mission.As Variety reported, “Fast Charlie” wrapped principal photography in Louisiana earlier this year.
The screenplay was written by Lee Goldberg and Richard Wenk. Caan died on Wednesday at age 82, his family announced Thursday on Twitter.
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