WB and Silver Go for the Conviction

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24171

Joel Silver – the uber-producer who has overseen some of the greatest action movies of all time, from Die Hard to The Matrix – has never lacked conviction. And now he won’t lack Conviction, a heist movie he’ll produce for Warner Bros.


Based on a script by first-time writer Jonathan Herman, the movie will revolve around a mastermind thief who goes to prison following a botched job. Then an FBI agent puts the squeeze on him, forcing him to set up his former protégé, who’s currently working on a massive score...
Intriguing. Like hitman movies, heist pics are a very popular subdivision of the crime genre, but they’re notoriously difficult to get right, while originality can sometimes be an issue. But we’ve got a good feeling about this one.


After all, Silver has one heck of a track record. And, even if he has never really produced a heist movie before (Hudson Hawk is as close as he’s ever come, while Die Hard and Swordfish both have heist elements), Conviction, which insiders are comparing to Heat and Donnie Brasco, sounds like it could be a good place to start.


Silver will produce for WB and Silver Pictures along with Andrew Rona.

I love the potential here as I'm a fan of heist movies.

Liam Neeson or Denzel as the mastermind, Bale or DiCaprio as the protégé.

 

[Eggyman]

Nice find, Hunter. I like the sound of this.

It's been a while since we had a good heist film and this really does sound promising. No messing around, comparing it to Heat and Donnie Brasco.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Nice find, Hunter. I like the sound of this.

It's been a while since we had a good heist film and this really does sound promising. No messing around, comparing it to Heat and Donnie Brasco.

I just hope it avoids pitfalls like Daddy issues, or the protege dating the masterminds daughter etc..

 

[Wesley Dodds]

When is Silver gonna stop messin around with boring sounding snorefests like this and return my phonecalls? He'll make this but he wont make MY Cops n' Robbers flick?.. It's Heat meets Ghost Dad... I call it Polter-Heist!

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=83862

Steve Carell Finds Conviction

Source: Deadline
November 1, 2011

Steve Carell has attached himself to an action comedy called Conviction, Deadline reports.

The project, originally designed as a straight action thriller, is going to be rewritten to play as a comedy. The original version had the leading character getting out of prison in exchange for helping to catch his former protege, about to pull off a significant heist.

Written by Jonathan Herman, Conviction will be produced by Joel Silver.

Carrell recently appeared in Crazy, Stupid, Love and can next be seen on the big screen in Seeking a Friend at the End of the World and Great Hope Springs.