Nicolas Cage to star in ‘Running With the Devil’ by Jason Cabell, a former active-combat Navy SEAL

March 14th, 2018 | by vBollywood Author

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Nicolas Cage to star in ‘Running With the Devil’ by Jason Cabell, a former active-combat Navy SEAL

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Former Navy SEAL Jason Cabell brings together Leslie Bibb, Laurence Fishburne and Cole Hauser for his directorial debut.

Nicolas Cage will be seen playing the lead role with a cast that includes Laurence Fishburne, Leslie Bibb, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Clifton Collins Jr, Cole Hauser and Peter Facinelli for the border-crossing drug trade thriller Running With the Devil.

Jason Cabell, a former active-combat Navy SEAL has written and is directing the film, which began production this week in New Mexico.

Cabell drew on his real-life experiences from the time when he worked with the DEA in Colombia and served in more than 100 countries, including Iraq. According to sources who shared with The Hollywood Reporter — about the story of a cocaine shipment that travels from Mexico though the U.S. to Canada. When the shipment is compromised to the dismay of a cartel leader known as The Boss (Pepper), he gives an order to his most trusted Cook (Cage) and another master drug trafficker, The Man (Fishburne), on a life threatening journey to audit the company’s supply chain.

The script includes the characters The Farmer (Collins Jr.) ,who works with his wife and children in the jungles of Colombia; The Executioner (Hauser), who helps the Cook and the Man; and The Snitch (Goldberg), who is compromised and threatens to reveal secrets.

Also in the combination are Agent in Charge (Bibb) and her Number One (Facinelli), who dog the cartel.

Patriot Pictures’ Michael Mendelsohn, who had earlier worked with Cage on Vengeance: A Love Story and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage will be producing with Jim Steele. Mike Nilon, Etchie Stroh and Natalie Perrotta are executive producing.

Queen of Colombia Pictures, LLC is financing the film and Etchie Stroh is managing international sales.

Cage is repped by WME and Stride Management.

Photo courtesy: www.hollywoodreporter.com