Like any good up-and-coming superstar, or Tom Cruise, Aussie actor Sam Worthington is now a name whose participation can green light any movie. Therefore, the actor is doing what Tom Cruise does; attaching himself to various projects that he wouldn’t be embarrassed to be involved in, and then when one is ready and set to go, he just hitches a ride and is off.
“Man On A Ledge” is a relatively new potential gig for Worthington, but the picture is finding movement via screenwriters Erich and Jon Hoeber,who penned the upcoming Bruce Willis comic-book adaptation “Red,” the not so successful, “Whiteout” and Peter Berg’s “Battleship,” who are in negotiations to rewrite the script.
Man On A Ledge” is a Summit Entertainment cop thriller where Worthington would play an ex-police officer threatening to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop; unbeknownst to the police psychologists brought in to talk him down, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever attempted. Last we heard Asger Leth (“Ghosts of Cité Soleil”) was in negotiations to direct (Leth was also supposed to direct Josh Brolin in “Cartel,” but Universal pulled the expensive plug earlier this year).
Buyer beware with this one: Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“G.I. Joe,” tons of other crap) is the producer.
