Fishburne, Reno, and Ventimiglia Get Armored
January 25, 2008

The strike has led to a lack of casting or production stories, but Armored, a new thriller produced by Screen Gems, is moving forward, casting Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, and Milo Ventimiglia this week. Variety describes the film as a 'heist actioner'. Nimrod Antal, who directed Kontroll and Vacancy, will direct Armored from a screenplay by James V. Simpson. Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, and Milo Ventimiglia join the already cast Columbus Short, Fred Ward, and Skeet Ulrich, which is shooting in Los Angeles.

Armored is about a young armored car guard (probably Milo Ventimiglia, who plays Peter on NBC's Heroes) who gets persuaded by his veteran colleagues to empty a truck of $10 million, according to Variety. Armored will be produced by Sam Raimi, Josh Donen, and Dan Farah and executive produced by Chris Lemos and Luis Guerrero.

Milo Ventimiglia is definitely trying to strike while the Heroes iron is hot, recently finishing shooting on Game for Lakeshore and an independent film called Chaos Theory. He will appear in Pathology with Michael Weston and Lauren Lee Smith next, according to IMDB. The always-working Laurence Fishburne has six films in the can, according to Variety, including 21 with Kevin Spacey, and Black Water Transit. He has also finished shooting Tortured, and Days of Wrath and is supposedly going to film Red Soil along with Armored. He's also in negotiation on 4Chosen and The Last Full Measure, according to IMDB. Jean Reno has been an action star for years, appearing in The Da Vinci Code, Ronin, and La Femme Nikita. Jean Reno has finished shooting Margaret, Cash, and The Pink Panther 2.