Actor’s involvement in Robert Rodriquez’s reboot is confirmed

Oct 7, 2009 16:04 GMT  ·  By
Adrien Brody will star as a mercenary fighting the aliens in Robert Rodriguez’s “Predators”
   Adrien Brody will star as a mercenary fighting the aliens in Robert Rodriguez’s “Predators”

Famed director Robert Rodriguez is currently setting the wheels in motion for a “Predator” reboot. All details are in place, and production is believed to start in the coming weeks. In what Variety deems one of the most surprising moves in recent times, a main star has also been found for the remake in the person of Adrien Brody, best known for his admirable part in Polanski’s critically acclaimed “The Pianist.”

Adrien Brody is known as a “serious” actor, the kind who usually passes on offers for action movies. However, for one reason or another, he was not only convinced to do his best to fill in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shoes in the 1987 classic that started the successful “Predator” franchise, but has also agreed to return for further installments, granted this reboot manages to set the basis of another lucrative franchise.

“In a surprise, Adrien Brody has been set by 20th Century Fox to play the heroic mercenary who battles alien hunters in ‘Predators,’ the reinvention of the ‘Predator’ franchise that is being creatively spearheaded by Robert Rodriguez. Brody will star with Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali and Louiz Ozawa. Nimrod Antal is directing the film, production of which is about to get under way on location in Hawaii and at Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas. Fox has set ‘Predators’ for release on July 9, 2010.” Variety informs.

Although Brody is at his first brush with the world of action movies, he will undoubtedly do a fine job at it no matter what is being asked of him, being one of the few actors working in Hollywood at the time who have what one might call an impeccable reputation for their professionalism. Moreover, bringing him aboard offers 20th Century Fox precisely the kind of exposure it wanted for the film that will most certainly have a considerable budget, which means there’s little room for error, movie-oriented publications say.

“Brody is playing a character close to the one that Arnold Schwarzenegger did in the 1987 original. He’s a mercenary who tries to keep his team alive when its members are hunted by the aliens. Fox has high hopes to spring a new franchise, and Brody has signed options to return for future installments, sources said.” Variety further explains. For more on this, keep an eye on this space.