Michael Pena cast in The Worker

By Will Robinson
Published on February 1, 2016 12:00PM EST
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  • Michael Pena is your next action star. The Ant-Man actor will head up The Worker, a project from director Dan Bradley (The Bourne Ultimatum stunt coordinator). The film is described as parts Jason Bourne series and Taken. Pena plays a Mexican federal agent who enters witness protection after taking on a drug cartel. Jeremy Renner and Don Handfield produce with their company The Combine. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Stanley Tucci‘s next directorial and screenplay effort has secured funding and two stars. Armie Hammer and Geoffrey Rush lead Final Portrait, which details the end of the life of Swiss artist Giacometti. Filming is commences this month. [The Hollywood Reporter]

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