Friday, May 20, 2011

Mel Gibson Now Joining International Heist Comedy 'Sleight of Hand'

Last week we heard about the international heist comedy Sleight of Hand which was being shopped around the Cannes Film Festival (keep following Alex's coverage right here). The film had a strange array of talent including Kiefer Sutherland, Gerard Depardieu, Thomas Jane, Jon Lovitz and Til Schweiger, but now another big name is also joining the cast. Variety reports Mel Gibson, who attended Cannes for a non-competition screening of The Beaver (read my review here) , is in talks to join the film about a crew of small time crooks in Paris, who end up possessing a rare gold coin belonging to a notorious French gangster.

The leader of the crew calls his uncle (Depardieu), a retired criminal, to help them raise the money to repay the gangster. The series of mix-ups and double crosses culminate as the gangs are pit ...

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