Denzel Washington Might Star in INNER CITY, The Next Movie From NIGHTCRAWLER's Dan Gilroy

Nightcrawler was one of my favorite movies of 2014, and it was even more impressive that it was the feature directorial debut of writer/director Dan Gilroy. I've been anxiously waiting to hear what his next movie would be, and now Variety says he's just finished the script for a film called Inner City, which also takes place in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. The tone is being compared to that of the Paul Newman film The Verdict; further details are scarce, but The Playlist claims the plot centers on "an ambulance chasing lawyer who takes over a business when his boss falls sick, but who only manages to mess everything up."

The best part? Denzel Washington is reportedly eyeing the lead role. Apparently there's a ton of interest from major studios — and Netflix — leading Variety to guess that this is going to be one of the biggest sales of the fall season. I hope this pans out, because Washington is obviously a phenomenal talent and if Nightcrawler is any indication, I'd love to see him work with Gilroy on a dark, skeezy project.

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