When it was first announced that Jim Jarmusch’s next film, “The Limits Of Control” was going into production. We were excited, but not too excited.
The film was said to focus on a mysterious outlaw finishing a job in Spain played by Jarmusch’s frequent star, Isaach De Bankolé (the French guy opposite Forrest Whitaker in the very excellent “Ghost Dog”). And while De Bankolé is great (he’s also fantastic in “A Night On Earth“), it did sound like a smaller project that sounded like it could be easily overlooked (which we never want for Jarmuch films).
Word comes today that we should never fear: Just cast in the film are Bill Murray, Gael Garcia Bernal and Tilda Swinton which makes this film A-list (or at least in our minds) all of a sudden. As Reuters/ the Hollywood Reporter points out, this is the third time Murray has worked with Jarmusch having previously starred in “Coffee & Cigarettes” (a side members of the Wu-Tang Clan*) and “Broken Flowers” (*perhaps one of the greatest moments of modern cinema ever).
The “thriller” is shooting this month on location in the Spain and will bee distributed in the U.S. by Focus Features. Consider us officially excited [ed. congratufuckinlations].
Download: The Tennors – “Ride Your Donkey” (from “Broken Flowers”)
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Watch: The Wu-Tang’s RZA, GZA & Bill Murray in “Coffee & Cigarettes”
