Bruce Willis Set To Star In Five Against A Bullet for Columbia Pictures And Mimran Schur

CULVER CITY, Calif., March 1, 2012 Bruce Willis will star in Five Against A Bullet, the experience thriller being produced by producers Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Jordan Schur, and David Mimran for Columbia Pictures, it had been introduced today by Hannah Minghella, leader of production for Columbia Pictures. Alex Litvak is writing the script which focuses on a Mexican politician who, after his father is wiped out with a drug cartel, employs 5 best security officers from around the globe to safeguard him via a contentious election. Leaving comments around the announcement, Minghella stated, We've been looking forward to this project since obtaining the privileges this past year from Mimran Schur and believe Bruce Willis is the best actor to guide this cast. We anticipate moving Five Against A Bullet into production rapidly.” Mike Dickerman and Lauren Abrahams are managing the work for the studio. Erik Howsam, who first introduced the project into Columbia Pictures, will oversee with respect to DiBonaventura Pictures Bruce Willis has shown incredible flexibility with roles such diverse films as Pulp Fiction, Nobodys Fool, 12 Apes, In Country, The Sixth Sense, and the signature role as Detective John McClane within the Die Hard series. Willis was last observed in the Golden Globe nominated feature film Red-colored opposite Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich and that he will next be observed in Wes Andersons Moonrise Kingdom and Rian Johnsons sci-fi thriller Looper in addition to this summer season G.I. Joe: Retaliation & Expendables 2. Willis will quickly begin production on the Good Day To Die Hard (the 5th installment within the popular Die Hard franchise). Lorenzo Di Bonaventura labored at Warner Bros. Pictures from 1989 to 2003, rising with the ranks from the legendary studio to guide their production division and oversee their film slate. While leader of production, he was involved with over 130 movies, including Falling Lower, A Period to Kill, the Matrix series, Three Nobleman, Oceans Eleven, the very first three Harry Potter movies, and Training Day. Since developing his production company in 2003, the organization has created 14 pictures, such as the box-office hits Transformers, Transformers: Revenge from the Fallen, Transformers: Dark from the Moon, GI Joe: An Upswing of Cobra, Salt, and Red-colored. His newest film is Guy on the Ledge. Mimran Schur Pictures was co-founded by Jordan Schur and David Mimran at the begining of 2009. The organization’s first project was Stone, a mental thriller directed by John Curran and starring Robert P Niro, Edward Norton and Milla Jovovich. They also have created Henry’s Crime, directed by Malcolm Venville and starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan, and Warrior, starring Tom Sturdy, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison and Nick Nolte, who received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the alcoholic former champion.