DEAD MAN DOWN (In Production)

• DEAD MAN DOWN

Independent financing, production and sales company IMGlobal will fully finance Dead Man Down, to be produced by Neal H. Moritz'sOriginal Film and screenwriter J.H. Wyman of Frequency Films.

Colin Farrell & Noomi Rapace in Dead Man Down

Niels Arden Oplev (Original Swedish version of The Girlwith the Dragon Tattoo) will direct the $30 million action thriller, whichstars Colin Farrell (Total Recall, Horrible Bosses) and Noomi Rapace(Prometheus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes: A Game ofShadows).

Moritz ("The Fast and the Furious" franchise, IAm Legend, XXX) will produce alongside screenwriter J.H. Wyman("Fringe," The Mexican). Original's Ori Marmur will executive producewith Reid Shane of Frequency.

Following the cinematic phenomenon The Girl with theDragon Tattoo, director Oplev and leading lady Rapace reunite for anotherthrilling tale of vengeance, with Colin Farrell joining the prestigious team asVictor, right hand man to an underground crime lord in New York City who isseduced and blackmailed by Beatrice (Rapace), a crime victim seekingretribution. Their intense chemistry leads them spiraling into paybackdelivered in violent catharsis.

Dead Man Down, a powerful action thriller and portrait oftwo people caught in the crosshairs of revenge, is scheduled to start shootingin early 2012.

Said Ford, "'Dead Man Down' is a terrific script andwe're thrilled to be in business with a producer of Neal's caliber and suchhigh profile talent as Niels, Colin and Noomi."

Said Moritz, "I could not be any more excited about'Dead Man Down' and the team we have assembled. Joel Wyman has written aterrific script, Colin and Noomi are perfect casting and Niels is a trulygifted filmmaker. My partners at IM Global and I look forward to delivering aterrific action thriller to the marketplace."