Carla Gugino Joins Cast of CBS Films' "Faster"
February 18 2010 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Carla Gugino has signed on to
the revenge thriller "Faster," a co-production of CBS Films and
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group. The announcement was
made today by Amy Baer, President and Chief Executive Officer of
CBS Films, the feature film division of CBS Corporation
(NYSE:CBS.ANYSE:andNYSE:CBS). The project, which started principal
photography in early February, is being directed by George Tillman,
Jr. ("Notorious," "Men of Honor," "Soul Food") and stars Dwayne
Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton and newcomer Oliver Jackson-Cohen.
Scripted by Joe and Tony Gayton, "Faster" follows an ex-con
(Johnson) as he sets out to avenge his brother's murder with a
deadly to-do list. Gugino plays Cicero, a detective who is hot on
his trail as she diligently connects details of this recent crime
spree with those of the brother's decade-old killing. The film is
being produced by Castle Rock Entertainment's Martin Shafer and Liz
Glotzer, alongside Tony Gayton and Robert Teitel. Joe Gayton and
Dara Weintraub are executive producers. Gugino was most recently
seen on the big screen in "Watchmen" and "Race To Witch Mountain."
She teamed up again with "Watchmen" director Zach Snyder for his
upcoming film "Sucker Punch" for Warner Bros. She has over 35 film
credits to her name including "Righteous Kill," "American
Gangster," and "Sin City," and numerous television credits
including her 9 episode stint as Vincent Chase's agent Amanda
Daniels in HBO's hit series "Entourage." Gugino is also an
acclaimed theater actress whose stage roles include starring turns
in Broadway's Tenessee Williams' "Suddenly Last Summer" (2006) and
Arthur Miller's "After The Fall" (2004). She most recently starred
on Boadway in Robert Falls' "Desire Under the Elms" for which she
received rave reviews. About CBS Films CBS Films, established in
2007, plans to produce four to six movies a year spanning all
genres, with production budgets up to around $50 million per film.
CBS Films has two films currently in post-production: the romantic
comedy The Back-up Plan, starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex
O'Loughlin, written by Kate Angelo and directed by Alan Poul, in
theaters April 23rd, 2010; and the edgy teen romance Beastly
starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, written and directed by
Daniel Barnz, in theaters July 30, 2010. The film is based on the
Alex Flinn novel of the same name. The company's development slate
includes Consent To Kill, an action-thriller based on the Mitch
Rapp character from the best-selling Vince Flynn novels; the
romantic thriller The Eternals written by Chris Hauty and directed
by Jeff Wadlow; The Station, a thriller set against the
International Space Station and based on a popular Boom! Studios
comic book series; a remake of My Fair Lady, based on the classic
musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, which is being
co-developed with Columbia Pictures; and an action-adventure
feature adaptation of the long-running TV show "Gunsmoke". For more
information, log on to http://www.cbsfilms.com/. About CBS
Corporation CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS.ANYSE:andNYSE:CBS) is a mass
media company with constituent parts that reach back to the
beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses
that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The
Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad
reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide
it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves
audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international
markets. It has operations in virtually every field of media and
entertainment, including broadcast television (CBS and The CW - a
joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros.
Entertainment), cable television (Showtime Networks and CBS College
Sports Network), local television (CBS Television Stations),
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Studios International and CBS Television Distribution), radio (CBS
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(Simon & Schuster), interactive media (CBS Interactive), music
(CBS Records), licensing and merchandising (CBS Consumer Products),
video/DVD (CBS Home Entertainment) and motion pictures (CBS Films).
For more information, log on to http://www.cbscorporation.com/.
About Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group About Sony
Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group Sony Pictures Worldwide
Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
company. SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a
subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations
encompass motion picture production and distribution; television
production and distribution; digital content creation and
distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment
acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities;
development of new entertainment products, services and
technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than
100 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the
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