Jose Padilha Teams with 'Gran Torino' Writer for 'Tri-Border' Thriller
The Brazilian filmmaker is already slated to direct the long-gestating reboot of RoboCop, but now Jose Padilha has another project for his future slate as well. Heat Vision reports the Elite Squad director is set to helm a new thriller from Gran Torino writer Nick Schenk. Called Tri-Border, the film, being shot in English, takes place in the infamous lawless South American zone trisected by Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, where competing crime organizations and law enforcement agencies fight for the upper hand.
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Jose Padilha Teaming With Gran Torino Writer For Tri-Border
THR has learned that Jose Padilha (who is on the shortlist of directors for The Wolverine) has teamed up with Gran Torino writer Nick Schenk for Tri-Border. The story will focus on a Boston DEA agent who is sent to the region after arresting a senator's son during a drug raid.