After the news has finally broke out that THE GREY director Joe Carnahan will write and direct the long-gestating DEATH WISH remake, he revealed on his Twitter page, stating he was penning a role for THE GREY's co-star Frank Grillo. However Grillo won't be playing the lead role of Paul Kersey. Instead Grillo himself revealed on The Matthew Aaron Show, stated that Russell Crowe is being targeted to star as Paul Kersey.
He (Joe Carnahan) is imagining it as a two hander, it's not just (Charles) Bronson, it's two brothers. If Russell Crowe was going to be the guy, I'd want you to be his brother.
On the other hand, Grillo also revealed that Joe Carnahan wants to be more faithful to the Brian Garfield's novel than rehashing the much-criticized Charles Bronson-Michael Winner's version.
It's certainly not going to do what the (Charles) Bronson movies did, they were fun but when you go back and watch them they don't really hold up very well, they were a product of their time. He (Carnahan) wants to do something far more interesting, like what Lumet had in mind for the film.
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