Adrien Brody. A con man in love
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Rachel Weisz. A mystreious millionaire
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The Israeli Bergman
Academy Award winners Adrien Brody and Rachel Weisz to take part in producer Ram Bergman's new film
An impressive ensemble of international actors is expected to take part in 'The Brothers Bloom,' Israeli producer Ram Bergman's new film.
Bergman, who is currently working in Hollywood, managed to recruit actor Adrien Brody ('The Pianist,' 'King Kong'), British-Jewish actress Rachel Weisz (who won an Academy Award last year for best supporting actress in 'The Constant Gardener'), and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi (who is nominated this year for an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 'Babel') to participate in his intriguing and all-embracing production.
Director Rian Johnson wrote 'The Brothers Bloom,' inspired by the film 'The Sting.' Johnson has already worked with Bergman on 'Brick,' a successful movie which won Bergman recognition as one of the 10 prominent producers in American independent cinema.
Bergman says that the film industry is extremely intrigued by the new movie ("everyone in Hollywood wants to work in this film"), referring to Johnson as "the next Tarantino."
The filming of 'The Brothers Bloom' is expected to begin next month and will take place in 12 countries in Asia and Europe (including Scandinavia).
The plot deals with the misdeeds of a pair of con men who scheme to perform one last con before retiring from the world of crime. Brody will play the role of one of the con men, who falls in love with a mysterious millionaire (Weisz).
According to the film's producers, Brody was chosen to play the role thanks to "his natural charm and intelligence." Bergman plans for the film to take part in the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
