Some might argue that films such as Couples Retreat and Unfinished Business are enough to guarantee Vince Vaughn time in cine-jail, but working with a promising director such as Bone Tomahawk's S. Craig Zahler should help him reduce his sentence. He's starring in Brawl In Cell Block 99 and the first pictures from the film have emerged.
The thriller follows a former boxer (Vaughn) whose life is slowly deteriorating. He's just lost his job at a car repair garage and his marriage is less on the rocks, more shipwrecked. As a last shot, he agrees to work for an old friend as a drug courier and that helps his finances, but leads him into real danger as he ends up in a gunfight between the police and his allies. Dragged off to the slammer, he soon finds himself having to defend himself as his enemies look to take him down...
With luck, Zahler's particular style and ability to juggle mood will make this more than just a typical crime drama. Brawl In Cell Block 99 is headed for the Venice Film Festival for its world premiere before landing at the Toronto International Film Festival, but there's no UK distributor attached yet.