De Niro wanders into The Dark Fields

Melissa Molina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:26:55 +0000

Robert De Niro signs on to co-star with Bradley Cooper in the film The Dark Fields. The Relativity Media film is based off of the 2003 novel of the same name written by Alan Glynn . Producing the picture is Scott Kroopf, Ryan Kavanaugh and Leslie Dixon from a script penned by Dixon.

The story centers on a down-and-out Gotham writer (Cooper) who comes into possession of a designer drug that gives him newfound intelligence and success. De Niro will play a brilliant financial mogul who begins pursuing Cooper’s character (Variety).

Neil Burger is attached to direct, his previous credits include The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. De Niro can be seen once more on the big screen in a few films this year, a couple of them being the John Curran thriller Stone, Little Fockers and the Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez directed Machete.

Cooper runs through Dark Fields

Melissa Molina — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:49 +0000

Bradley Cooper is signed on to star in the new Relativity Media film “Dark Fields”. The film will be directed by “The Illusionist” and “The Lucky Ones” director Neil Burger. Variety states that the project is described as a what-if story about a designer drug that can make you rich and powerful. Eddie (Cooper) is a down-and-out New York writer until he possesses a pill that gives him the ability to access the full capacity of his brain. He soon realizes that his newfound intelligence and success come at a hefty price as mysterious forces begin to pursue him.

The Dark Fields was originally written by Alan Glynn and is being adapted for the big screen by scribe Leslie Dixon. Dixon is also attached to write the sequel to the hit 2004 film “Mean Girls” and penned “Hairspray”. Producing the film will be Ryan Kavanaugh under Relativity Media along with Scott Kroopf and Leslie Dixon.

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De Niro wanders into The Dark Fields

Cooper runs through Dark Fields