Tom Hanks May Join Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Sleeping Dogs’
Kathryn Bigelow, who won the Best Director Oscar for her work onThe Hurt Locker, which also won Best Picture, is working again with herHurt Lockerco-writer (and, ahem, Oscar winner)Mark BoalonSleeping Dogs. The film has been taking some time to come together, but now has one very high-profile actor linked to a big role.Tom Hanksis said to be quite interested in the picture.THRandDeadlinedropped simultaneous ‘exclusives’ about the possible casting, with each noting that Hanks hasn’t actually signed on, but is “looking seriously at one of the pic’s lead roles,” according to Deadline. Other actors who have been mentioned in conjunction with the film includeSean Penn,Leonardo DiCaprio,Jeremy Renner(who likely won’t be available due to other commitments)Will Smith,Javier BardemandChristian Bale.
There are five big male roles in the film, with THR saying they are “men of various ages working in the zone,” with ‘the zone’ referring to the ‘triple frontier’ border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. The area is reportedly a haven for organized crime, with one outlet for the money produced in the area being a source of funding for terrorist groups.
(The governments of Argentina and Paraguay aren’t too happy about the film, and havespoken out against it.)
Last we heard, Bigelow, Boal and their producer Grant Hill were scouting South American locations for use in the film. The script is still in flux, and the title may change again. It wasoriginally calledTriple Frontier, with the titleSleeping Dogsslipping into use a few weeks ago. Reportedly Bigelow will use the same gritty style here she employed inThe Hurt Locker.
Sleeping Dogsis planned for a December or January shoot.
