Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo Join Joe Carnahan’s Thriller LEO FROM TOLEDO
Photo from Mel Gibson from Boss Level
Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo are set to star in director Joe Carnahan’s upcoming thriller Leo From Toledo. I like the films that Carnahan makes, and this sounds like it’s gonna be a good one!
These three guys must enjoy each other’s company because they are currently in post-production on another film project they worked together on, which is an action sci-fi film called Boss Level.
The story for Leo From Toledo “centers on a former killer for the Kansas City mob (Gibson), now hiding in witness protection and having trouble remembering simple things. A hunted man, he must race to save his estranged daughter and granddaughter.”
Carnahan is directing from an original script that was written by Dan Casey. Gibson had this to say in a statement:
“I’ve seldom had more fun than sitting in a writer’s room with producer Lawrence Grey and writer-director Joe Carnahan, while we spit balled on this story. It’s a tight, fast thriller, but its quirky observations had me in stitches. I’ve wanted to work with Lawrence for quite a while; he has a nose for great material and an ability to deliver it in style. Joe and I refer to him as the arbiter of taste. He balances both of our inner 14-year old’s.”
Producer Kimberly Fox added:
“This is one we can’t wait to bring to market; it is the perfect mix of comedy and action that is needed in the marketplace today and something we know will excite audiences worldwide.”
Sounds like an exciting project, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Source: Variety