Billy Zane, Danny Trejo, and Randy Couture To Star in a New Action Film Titled THE PROTECTOR
Billy Zane (Titanic), Randy Couture (The Expendables), Danny Trejo (Machete) and James Russo (Django Unchained) are set to star in a new action-thriller titled The Protector along with Ed Morrone (White Collar).
The film will be directed by Justin Lee (Badland) and Morrone takes on the role of protagonist Mickey Rome, “an aging protection specialist who is ready to holster his guns and head for retirement. When the agency he works for demands one last job be done, Mickey obliges and is sent to Central America to watch a husband and wife who have stolen $8m from a ruthless crime family.”
The director of the film talked about the film and described it as an 80s action-comedy throwback film:
“This movie is a fun throwback to films from the 80s like Lethal Weapon, Midnight Run and 48 Hours. It has action. It has comedy. It has dark moments. It was such a joy to get to work in a space I love so much with phenomenal talent. I can’t wait for everyone to see Ed Morrone as Mickey.”
This sounds like it could be fun, especially with this cast. The movie also stars Doctor Drew Pinsky (Loveline), Johnny Messner (Tears Of The Sun) and Eddie FInlay (2 Fast 2 Furious).
Source: Deadline
