Director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) is set to replace Frank Darabont in Law Abiding Citizen, the upcoming legal thriller from the Film Department.
The story follows a man enraged by a plea bargain to set his family’s killers free; he proceeds to take revenge on district attorney and those who are related to the bargain.
Darabont, who co-wrote the script, left due to creative differences with producers. Gray then got the project. He is also attached to the Italian Job sequel as well as the remake of the French thriller Armored.
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Those sneaky tipsters at AICN have got word that director Frank Darabont has left the production of Law Abiding Citizen, an upcoming psychological thriller.
The film would tell the story of successful assistant D.A. who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot by a traumatized victim of the legal system.
The report notes that Darabont’s split with the production wasn’t amicable. No word on how this affects production.
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