Jeremy Renner Will 'Kill the Messenger'

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He's been cast since February, but I didn't see a thread on it with the most recent news.

Jeremy Renner has been set to star in Kill The Messenger, a thriller that Michael Cuesta will direct that is based on the tragic tale of a journalist who committed suicide after being smeared by the CIA. The script was written by Peter Landesman.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead joined the cast today & Rosemarie Dewitt is the female lead & Barry Pepper's in this too.

MEW will play Dawn Garcia in the true-story thriller about journalist Gary Webb and his suicide after being smeared for stories he wrote linking the CIA to a scheme to arm Contra rebels in Nicaragua and import cocaine into California. Winstead’s character is the editor of the San Jose Mercury News, where Webb worked. The Avengers’ Jeremy Renner plays Webb. Peter Landesman wrote the screenplay for the pic, to which Focus Features picked up worldwide rights ahead of Berlin. Scott Stuber’s Bluegrass Films is producing with Landesman, Renner and Naomi Despres.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/mary-elizabeth-winstead-joins-kill-the-messenger/

 

[Octoberist]

MEW is so underrated.

 

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Oliver Platt, Andy Garcia and Tim Blake Nelson just joined the cast:

Production has begun in Atlanta, Georgia on Kill the Messenger. Focus Features holds worldwide theatrical rights to the true-life dramatic thriller, which will be released in 2014. Focus CEO James Schamus and co-CEO Andrew Karpen made the announcement today.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner stars as Gary Webb, the real-life dedicated reporter for The San Jose Mercury-News. In the 1990s, Webb uncovered the Central Intelligence Agency’s role in importing cocaine into California that was sold to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Supported by his wife and children, Webb pursued the story and went public with his evidence. When targeted for a vicious smear campaign by the CIA and rival journalists, Webb found himself fighting for his reputation and his family.

Joining Mr. Renner in the cast are Josh Close (of The Master), Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married), Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia, Lucas Hedges (Focus’ Moonrise Kingdom), Tim Blake Nelson (Lincoln), Robert Patrick (True Blood), Emmy Award winner Barry Pepper, Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon), Paz Vega (I’m So Excited!), Michael Kenneth Williams (Boardwalk Empire), and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Spectacular Now).

http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/oli...-of-scott-stuber-produced-kill-the-messenger/

 

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Another late addition to the cast:

Ray Liotta has signed on to play a pivotal role in Kill The Messenger, the Michael Cuesta-directed drama about Gary Webb, the journalist who bared a CIA link to coke trafficking in the US as a way to funnel money to the Nicaraguan Contras. Liotta will play a retired CIA agent who is secretly interviewed by the journalist and who corroborates the CIA’s involvement.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/ray-liotta-joins-kill-the-messenger/

 

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^ Ya beat me to it, Maooz!

 

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The movie is finally getting a release date.

Focus has set an Oct. 10 release for Jeremy Renner’s journalism drama “Kill the Messenger” in limited markets with expansions on Oct. 17 and 24.

Story is based on investigative journalist Gary Webb’s stories alleging the CIA’s involvement in the spread of crack cocaine in Los Angeles.

Michael Cuesta is directing from Peter Landesman’s script. Focus acquired worldwide distribution rights at Berlin last year.

Rosemarie DeWitt, Lucas Hedges, Robert Patrick, Barry Pepper, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are also starring. Producers are Scott Stuber, Renner and Naomi Despres.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/j...-messenger-set-for-oct-10-release-1201125790/

 

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First poster is out. Trailer debuts tomorrow:

Gary Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets...and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. - and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.

Kill the Messenger comes to theaters October 10th, 2014 and stars Jeremy Renner, Paz Vega, Rosemarie DeWitt, Joshua Close, Andy Garcia, Lucas Hedges, Tim Blake Nelson, Robert Patrick. The film is directed by Michael Cuesta.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/kill-the-messenger-poster-featuring-jeremy-renner

 

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Cool poster.

 

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Trailer:

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[Rowsdower!]

Looks great! Very interested in seeing this.

 

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New stills got released: http://www.flicksandbits.com/2014/0...hael-k-wiliams-mary-elizabeth-winstead/74960/

 

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20+ stills and BTS shots got released today.

http://www.focusfeatures.com/slideshow/kill_the_messenger