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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19030

Source: Variety
February 21, 2007


Variety reports that Fox Searchlight and New Regency will co-finance The Night Watchman, a James Ellroy-scripted drama that will star Keanu Reeves.

Reeves plays a cop who's always done what was needed to solve homicides and crack down on gang violence until he gets a wakeup call and decides he can no longer play the game that made him so effective.

David Ayer has been set to direct after he does a rewrite. Production begins April 30.
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Sounds like a challenging role for Keanu and i guess he's not doing Speed Racer
 
Figured there'd be at least some interest:csad:
 
I thought Harsh Times was pretty bad (he's directing this too). So let's hope that this is much different than Harsh Times, even with Keanu.
 
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19591


Whitaker Joining Reeves' Watchman
Source: Variety
March 28, 2007


Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) wil star oppposite Keanu Reeves in The Night Watchman, the James Ellroy-scripted drama that David Ayer will direct, reports Variety.

The film, co-financed by Fox Searchlight and New Regency, begins production May 21. Alexandra Milchan, Lucas Foster and Erwin Stoff are producing.

Reeves was set last month to play a member of an elite group of LAPD cops who questions the ruthless tactics he has used to become such an effective force in solving murders and battling gang violence and drugs.

Whitaker will play a captain of the elite unit called Ad/Vice.
 
This is great casting,Whitaker was amazing in the shield:up:
 
http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/783/783965p1.html

Human Torch Joins Watchman
Evans cast in Ayer's LAPD thriller.
by IGN Staff

US, April 27, 2007 - Actor Chris Evans informed IGN yesterday that his next project will be The Night Watchman, a thriller set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles Police Department. The Fox Searchlight film will be written and directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times, Training Day).

Keanu Reeves stars and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker also recently joined the cast of the New Regency production.

"I play this guy named Diskant. He's a cop, good cop," Evans informed IGN. "When Keanu gets framed or implicated in this murder, he's the cop in charge of the investigation."

He added, "David Ayer's directing it. I've met David; I've met Keanu. They all seem great."

Evans advised us that he starts filming the movie May 21st in Los Angeles.

He will next be seen in Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer, wherein he reprises his role as Johnny Storm, a.k.a. the Human Torch.
 
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20303

Terry Crews Talks Night Watchman
Source: Steven Chupnick
May 10, 2007


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From football to the movies, Terry Crews has pretty much done it all. And he's getting more popular by the minute. The star of "Everybody Hates Chris" sat down with ComingSoon.net on the set of his latest flick, Get Smart – also starring The Rock, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway - to talk about his next project.

After Get Smart, Terry's heading to the new crime thriller written and directed by David Ayer (Training Day, Harsh Times) which is set in the Los Angeles police department. Terry mentioned the name of the flick as "Night Watch," but it looks like the name of the movie has already been changed before production has begun. The new name of the Fox Searchlight film is The Night Watchman.

He's juggling three things at once with the comedy, drama, and the TV show. He says he loves it (and so does his wife); "She just says, 'Keep making that money.'"

With The Night Watchman, "This is a bigger role, totally dramatic piece – Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Forest Whitaker – a really, really, cool LA story; it has a 'Crash'-type theme to it with what's going on. And David is just the man to direct it; I did 'Harsh Times' with him and I also did 'Training Day.' I met him on the set there – a movie he wrote, but didn't direct."

His character is a guy named Washington. "He's an LAPD spokesman who's kind of had a turn, who's seen a lot of dirt go on in the LAPD and has decided to try an pull some guys out of it and it really comes back on me in a lot of ways. A lot of guys don't want to be out of it. It's just a really, really cool drama; I'm so excited about it. Chris Evans is in it. It's just a really cool deal, and I'm very proud; I can't wait to start that. I start the end of the month, early June; and I do that all the while I'm doing 'Chris' and they were able to work it out with the show. I love what I do, I was born to do this."

The Night Watchman and Get Smart don't open until 2008. You can catch Terry on "Everybody Hates Chris" Monday's on The CW.
 
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20453

Naomi Harris in The Night Watchman
Source: MTV
May 16, 2007


MTV has learned that "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Naomie Harris will be joining The Night Watchman (AKA "Night Watch"), the James Ellroy-scripted drama that David Ayer will direct.

Harris joins a cast that includes Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Common and Terry Crews.

Reeves plays a member of an elite group of LAPD cops who questions the ruthless tactics he has used to become such an effective force in solving murders and battling gang violence and drugs.
 

Nolasco Joins Night Watch

According to Variety, Amaury Nolasco ("Prison Break") has been added to the cast of Fox Searchlight's cop thriller "Night Watch." David Ayer helms, with Forest Whitaker and Keanu Reeves starring.

The film deals with a veteran LAPD cop (Reeves), who turned to the bottle after his wife's death, is framed by his former mentor (Whitaker) in the murder of a fellow officer.

The film is co-written by James Ellroy, known best for his novels L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia.

http://latinoreview.com/news.php?id=2159
 
Filming Starts on The Night Watchman
Source: Fox Searchlight Pictures July 3, 2007


Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today that principal photography began in Los Angeles on The Night Watchman. Keanu Reeves stars as Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker will play Captain Jack Wander, Ludlow's mentor and superior. The stellar cast also features Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Jay Mohr, John Corbett, Cedric the Entertainer, Amaury Nolasco, Terry Crews, Naomie Harris, Martha Higareda, Kirstin Pierce, Common and The Game. The screenplay is based on an original script by James Ellroy, with current revisions by David Ayer. Ayer, known for bringing gritty realism to films such as Training Day and Harsh Times, is directing.

The Night Watchman, a Fox Searchlight and New Regency financed project, will be released by Fox Searchlight. Claudia Lewis, President of Production is overseeing the project with Kara Francis, EVP of Production, New Regency. The film is being produced by Erwin Stoff, Alexandra Milchan and Lucas Foster.
 
House is in this?
 
Gotta register to see the big Uniform pic:csad:
 
You know, I like his movies, but so far they seem like the same movie, but told in different ways.
 
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