The upcoming prequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown, which is based on Elmore Leonard's "The Switch" novel, has brought on Tim Robbins and Will Forte to replace Dennis Quaid and Ty Burrell. Set 15 years before the events in "Jackie Brown," story follows career criminals Ordell (Mos Def) and Louis (John Hawkes) as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson (Jennifer Aniston), the wife of a corrupt real estate developer (Robbins). When the husband refuses to pay the ransom for his wife's return, the ex-cons are forced to reconceive their plan, and the angry housewife uses them to get her revenge. Forte will play will play Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping. Dan Schechter (Supporting Characters) wrote the script and will direct. The plan is to start production next month.
- 1/9/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
Will Forte and Tim Robbins will replace Ty Burrell and Dennis Quaid in The Switch, the prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, which will be directed by Dan Schechter. The cast already includes John Hawkes, Yaslin Bey, Jennifer Aniston and Isla Fisher.
In Schechter’s adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1978 crime novel of the same name, Hawkes and Bey play younger versions of Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson’s characters in Jackie Brown. The film is set 15 years before then, and follows the criminal career of Louis Gara (Hawke) and Ordell Robbie (Bey) as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson (Aniston), the wife of a corrupt real estate developer (Robbins). When the husband refuses to pay the ransom for his wife’s return, the ex-cons are forced to reconceive their plan, and the angry housewife uses them to get her revenge.
Forte will play Marshall Taylor,...
In Schechter’s adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1978 crime novel of the same name, Hawkes and Bey play younger versions of Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson’s characters in Jackie Brown. The film is set 15 years before then, and follows the criminal career of Louis Gara (Hawke) and Ordell Robbie (Bey) as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson (Aniston), the wife of a corrupt real estate developer (Robbins). When the husband refuses to pay the ransom for his wife’s return, the ex-cons are forced to reconceive their plan, and the angry housewife uses them to get her revenge.
Forte will play Marshall Taylor,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
SNL veteran Will Forte and Oscar winner Tim Robbins have signed on to replace Ty Burrell and Dennis Quaid in the cast of "The Switch" reports Deadline.
Based on the Elmore Leonard novel, the story follows two ex-cons (John C. Hawkes and Yasiin Bey) who kidnap and ransom the wife (Aniston) of a crooked real estate developer (Robbins).
Said husband refuses to pay the ransom as he sees it as an opportunity to get rid of his wife. The kidnappers then team up with her to get all of her husband’s money.
Forte will play Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who harbors a crush on the wife and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.
The ex-con characters are the younger versions of those played by Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown". Despite involving the same characters,...
Based on the Elmore Leonard novel, the story follows two ex-cons (John C. Hawkes and Yasiin Bey) who kidnap and ransom the wife (Aniston) of a crooked real estate developer (Robbins).
Said husband refuses to pay the ransom as he sees it as an opportunity to get rid of his wife. The kidnappers then team up with her to get all of her husband’s money.
Forte will play Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who harbors a crush on the wife and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.
The ex-con characters are the younger versions of those played by Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown". Despite involving the same characters,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Dan Schechter‘s yet untitled project based on Elmore Leonard’s novel is getting bigger! Currently known as The Switch, this crime drama already stars Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey and Isla Fisher, and now comes the word that Will Forte and Tim Robbins are jumping in to replace previously attached Ty Burrell and Dennis Quaid. That sounds pretty cool, don’t you think?
Written and directed by Dan Schechter, the movie will actually serve as a prequel to Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. In other words, Hawkes and Bey will star as younger versions of Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie (played by De Niro and Jackson in Tarantino’s film).
The movie is set 15 years before the events in Jackie Brown, and will center on career criminals Ordell and Louis as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a corrupt real estate developer.
Ordell Robbie and...
Written and directed by Dan Schechter, the movie will actually serve as a prequel to Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. In other words, Hawkes and Bey will star as younger versions of Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie (played by De Niro and Jackson in Tarantino’s film).
The movie is set 15 years before the events in Jackie Brown, and will center on career criminals Ordell and Louis as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a corrupt real estate developer.
Ordell Robbie and...
- 1/8/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Jennifer Aniston and Dennis Quaid are in talks to join Switch, the adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel ‘The Switch’ that features characters Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara from Jackie Brown.
Ordell was played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro played Louis in Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 movie adaptation of Leonard’s novel, but Switch is a story Leonard wrote with the characters that took place before the events of Jackie Brown (or Rum Punch as Leonard titled it). This film will have no connection to Tarantino’s movie.
Mos Def (Ordell) and John Hawkes (Louis) has the roles in this new movie with Modern Family’s Ty Burrell also on board.
According to Deadline, Aniston is to play Mickey Dawson (not sure if that is a mistake or the female character has a man’s name) and Quaid her corrupt real estate developing husband. Aniston’s character is...
Ordell was played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro played Louis in Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 movie adaptation of Leonard’s novel, but Switch is a story Leonard wrote with the characters that took place before the events of Jackie Brown (or Rum Punch as Leonard titled it). This film will have no connection to Tarantino’s movie.
Mos Def (Ordell) and John Hawkes (Louis) has the roles in this new movie with Modern Family’s Ty Burrell also on board.
According to Deadline, Aniston is to play Mickey Dawson (not sure if that is a mistake or the female character has a man’s name) and Quaid her corrupt real estate developing husband. Aniston’s character is...
- 2/16/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The cast for Elmore Leonard adaptation The Switch is coming together quickly now that writer-director Dan Schechter has found his leading men. The latest actors in talks to sign on? Jennifer Aniston and Dennis Quaid.
If they sign, the pair will play key roles in the film, which according to Deadline, is not actually serving as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. It will, however, still be taken from Elmore Leonard's 1978 novel. John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey are set as younger versions of Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, the less-than-successful criminals we first met as Robert De Niro and Samuel L Jackson in Brown (itself an adaptation of Leonard's Rum Punch).
Gara and Robbie cook up a scheme to kidnap Mickey Dawson (Aniston), the wife of a corrupt Detroit real estate tycoon (Quaid. But he refuses to pay the ransom to get his wife back and Dawson...
If they sign, the pair will play key roles in the film, which according to Deadline, is not actually serving as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. It will, however, still be taken from Elmore Leonard's 1978 novel. John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey are set as younger versions of Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, the less-than-successful criminals we first met as Robert De Niro and Samuel L Jackson in Brown (itself an adaptation of Leonard's Rum Punch).
Gara and Robbie cook up a scheme to kidnap Mickey Dawson (Aniston), the wife of a corrupt Detroit real estate tycoon (Quaid. But he refuses to pay the ransom to get his wife back and Dawson...
- 2/16/2012
- icelebz.com
Even a "Family" man can fall into a life of crime.
Ty Burrell will be spending his break from ABC's "Modern Family" with the likes of Elmore Leonard as he's signed on for a role in "The Switch," according to Variety.
"The Switch" serves as a prequel to "Rum Punch," the Leonard novel that Quentin Tarantino adapted as "Jackie Brown" back in 1997. The film, which takes place 15 years before the events of "Jackie Brown," stars Mos Def and John Hawkes as Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara (previously played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro in Tarantino's film), career criminals who team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a corrupt Detroit real estate developer.
Ty Burrell will play the role of Marshall Taylor, a married man who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.
Burrell...
Ty Burrell will be spending his break from ABC's "Modern Family" with the likes of Elmore Leonard as he's signed on for a role in "The Switch," according to Variety.
"The Switch" serves as a prequel to "Rum Punch," the Leonard novel that Quentin Tarantino adapted as "Jackie Brown" back in 1997. The film, which takes place 15 years before the events of "Jackie Brown," stars Mos Def and John Hawkes as Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara (previously played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro in Tarantino's film), career criminals who team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a corrupt Detroit real estate developer.
Ty Burrell will play the role of Marshall Taylor, a married man who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.
Burrell...
- 2/11/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Ty Burrell plays the absent minded father with a heart of gold on the hit ABC show Modern Family and he is about to take part in a pretty cool prequel. The recent Emmy winner has just signed on to become a part of Switch, the prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown.
According to Variety, Burrell will play as Marshall Taylor, “a married country club member who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.” Dan Schechter will be directing the movie which is based on the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name. The casting process began a few weeks ago and it brought in John Hawkes and Mos Def to play Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, who were portrayed by Robert De Nirp and Samuel L. Jackson respectively in Jackie Brown.
Switch will follow Louis Gara...
According to Variety, Burrell will play as Marshall Taylor, “a married country club member who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.” Dan Schechter will be directing the movie which is based on the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name. The casting process began a few weeks ago and it brought in John Hawkes and Mos Def to play Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, who were portrayed by Robert De Nirp and Samuel L. Jackson respectively in Jackie Brown.
Switch will follow Louis Gara...
- 2/11/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Are you interested in a “Jackie Brown” prequel if Quentin Tarantino isn’t involved? How about if a cast member of “Modern Family” holds down a leading role?
Because EW is confirming that Ty Burrell, the loveable suburban dad on ABC’s smash comedy, has earned a role in writer-director Dan Schechter’s planned “Jackie Brown” prequel, titled “The Switch.” According to the site, Burrell will play Marshall Taylor, a “guilt-riddled country clubber who witnesses the kidnapping of a woman he secretly desires.”
Like Tarantino’s effort, Schechter’s film will be adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, though the action in this story takes place 15 years before “Brown.”As of right now, John Hawkes and Mos Def have been cast as Louis Gara and Ordell, two Leonard characters who were portrayed by Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson in the 1997 film.
EW...
Hollywoodnews.com: Are you interested in a “Jackie Brown” prequel if Quentin Tarantino isn’t involved? How about if a cast member of “Modern Family” holds down a leading role?
Because EW is confirming that Ty Burrell, the loveable suburban dad on ABC’s smash comedy, has earned a role in writer-director Dan Schechter’s planned “Jackie Brown” prequel, titled “The Switch.” According to the site, Burrell will play Marshall Taylor, a “guilt-riddled country clubber who witnesses the kidnapping of a woman he secretly desires.”
Like Tarantino’s effort, Schechter’s film will be adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, though the action in this story takes place 15 years before “Brown.”As of right now, John Hawkes and Mos Def have been cast as Louis Gara and Ordell, two Leonard characters who were portrayed by Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson in the 1997 film.
EW...
- 2/10/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
I’m not really crazy about Modern Family — the show’s just not “my thing,” to put it succinctly — but I’ve been fond of its star, Ty Burrell, since his brief, perfect turn as the archetypal dick character in Zack Snyder‘s Dawn of the Dead. So I’ll count it as good fortune when Variety tells us that the actor will, for a brief time, be jumping back into films, and is going into Elmore Leonard country at the same time.
He’ll be joining Switch, the latest adaptation of the best-selling crime author’s work — this time, one that comes from writer and director Dan Schechter. As we reported just over a week ago, John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) will be starring in the picture which, in some ways, is a predecessor to Quentin Tarantino‘s Jackie Brown. That film — one of Qt’s least appreciated,...
He’ll be joining Switch, the latest adaptation of the best-selling crime author’s work — this time, one that comes from writer and director Dan Schechter. As we reported just over a week ago, John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) will be starring in the picture which, in some ways, is a predecessor to Quentin Tarantino‘s Jackie Brown. That film — one of Qt’s least appreciated,...
- 2/10/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Somewhere in L.A., there’s a celebratory Delfonics dance party going on. EW has confirmed that Modern Family star Ty Burrell has been cast in Dan Schechter’s Jackie Brown prequel The Switch. Burrell will play Marshall Taylor, a guilt-riddled country clubber who witnesses the kidnapping of a woman he secretly desires.
Dan Schechter wrote the script and will direct the in the crime drama based on the same-name Elmore Leonard novel, which is set 15 years before Jackie Brown. John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (a.k.a. Mos Def) will play Louis Gara and Ordell, portrayed in the 1997 film...
Dan Schechter wrote the script and will direct the in the crime drama based on the same-name Elmore Leonard novel, which is set 15 years before Jackie Brown. John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (a.k.a. Mos Def) will play Louis Gara and Ordell, portrayed in the 1997 film...
- 2/10/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside Movies
Actor Ty Burrell continued to attract the largest audiences of his career as part of the ensemble cast on the hit ABC comedy Modern Family. Burrell was also at the Sundance Film Festival for the coming-of-age comedy Goats opposite David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga. Burrell must have been inspired by the independent spirit at Sundance because he joined the Elmore Leonard crime drama Switch, a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, set 15 years before the events of that film. Variety reported that Burrell joined the film as Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who gets caught up in the out-of-control kidnapping scheme at the center of the story.
- 2/10/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Actor Ty Burrell continued to attract the largest audiences of his career as part of the ensemble cast on the hit ABC comedy Modern Family. Burrell was also at the Sundance Film Festival for the coming-of-age comedy Goats opposite David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga. Burrell must have been inspired by the independent spirit at Sundance because he joined the Elmore Leonard crime drama Switch, a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, set 15 years before the events of that film. Variety reported that Burrell joined the film as Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who gets caught up in the out-of-control kidnapping scheme at the center of the story.
- 2/10/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Actor Ty Burrell continued to attract the largest audiences of his career as part of the ensemble cast on the hit ABC comedy Modern Family. Burrell was also at the Sundance Film Festival for the coming-of-age comedy Goats opposite David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga. Burrell must have been inspired by the independent spirit at Sundance because he joined the Elmore Leonard crime drama Switch, a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, set 15 years before the events of that film. Variety reported that Burrell joined the film as Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who gets caught up in the out-of-control kidnapping scheme at the center of the story.
- 2/10/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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