Bruce Willis isn’t exactly on much of a roll lately. A run of slightly dodgy action roles and a surprise exit from Woody Allen’s latest, apparently for schedule reasons, have seemed to dominate his recent career. He’s sticking with action thrillers, though, signing on to star in Marauders alongside Dave Bautista and Christopher Meloni.
Steven C. Miller, who just worked with Willis on Extraction, is attached to direct the film, which will also feature Lydia Hull, Tyler Olson, Christopher Rob Bowen and Danny A. Abeckaser in its cast. Michael Cody and Chris Sivertson wrote the script, which follows an FBI agent on the trail of a group of bank robbers who appear to be modern-day Robin Hoods, handing off their hauls to charity. As he digs deeper into the gang, he discovers that their actions are all tied to a trail of secrets leading to the powerful owner of a bank (Willis) who is overseeing it all.
The cameras are scheduled to role later this month in Ohio, which does make us wonder why he had to drop out of Allen’s film and yet can still work on this one despite it being closer to his start on Broadway in Misery. Perhaps this one requires less commitment and he can squeeze in necessary stage rehearsals between days spent spewing dialogue at his castmates on the movie.
And in related casting news for one of the names above, Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Dave Bautista, soon to be seen as Mr. Hinx in Spectre, has another new role{