Russell Crowe Joins Paul Haggis’ ‘Next Three Days’

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 30, 2009

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According to those snoops at Variety, Russell Crowe has signed onto a new project with writer/director Paul Haggis called The Next Three Days. It is an adaptation of the 2008 French film Pour Elle, from director Fred Cavayé.

Crowe will play a teacher whose wife is arrested and convicted of a murder she says she did not commit, leaving him no choice but to put in motion a desperate plan to free her.

They had me at Russell Crowe and a jail-break plot. Also, I’ve long enjoyed the work of Paul Haggis, with only a few glaring exceptions. It is unknown yet as to whether this film will be more of a drama or a thriller, but I’m placing my bet on drama. But hey, lets give it a chance until we know more.

The film will begin shooting in late September in Pittsburgh.

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