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In his first major film role since leaving the long-running ABC series 'Lost,' Matthew Fox will play an assassin in 'I, Alex Cross,' the reboot of the James Patterson franchise character with Tyler Perry starring and Rob Cohen directing.
Ed Burns has also signed on to play Tommy Kane, Cross's partner, stated Deadline.com.
Fox plays Michael Sullivan, who kills both for money and thrills. He's known as the Butcher of Sligo and shows why, after Cross thwarts one of his killing attempts. Sullivan makes his retribution personal, by killing the detective's wife in gruesome fashion. Then it becomes a mano-a-mano battle between them. Sullivan is one of the best known villains in the Patterson-penned novel series.
Mark Moss wrote the script, and he and Cohen have generated a new draft that has some twists different from the novel. The film is being produced by QED partners Bill Block and Paul Hanson.
Perry, after Idris Elba was initially approached, is taking over the role that Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman had when he starred in both Paramount films 'Kiss the Girls' (1997) and 'Along Came a Spider' (2001).
Tony Goldwyn and Cary Elwes played the bad guys in 'Girls,' while Michael Wincott, Monica Potter and Billy Burke were the evildoers in 'Spider.'
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By: CJClemmons on 3/17/2011 4:12PM
Perry is ruinng this franchise. Alex Cross is NOT a gay character
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By: CncrndCtzns on 3/17/2011 9:23PM
To quote the Highlander, "There can be only one!!!" and that "One" Alex Cross can be only Morgan Freemen. Anyone else, especially Tyler Perry, is a complete travesty and waste of film.
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By: UdoShan74 on 3/20/2011 9:39PM
Um, you do realize that Morgan Freeman is 74 years old, do you?
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By: ch on 3/18/2011 2:15AM
I Alex Cross is a tremendous read-could not put it down!
But this is the wrong storyline in the article.
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By: Rose Mary Thomas on 3/21/2011 9:34AM
I am a "James Patterson/Alex Cross" fan. I've read all of the Cross series and I love them! I bet Tyler Perry is going to work Alex Cross real good.
No doubt.
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By: trainwithrt on 3/18/2011 7:05PM
Is Perry gay? I believe he is. He looks gay. I may be wrong, but I learned to trust my instincts
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By: Brownee on 3/19/2011 1:26AM
Oh oh is Perry going to play a real man I mean a real get down sweatty grungy cigar in the mouth say a curse word here and the M A N !!!!!!!!!! ooooooooooooooh got star savin my pinnes.
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By: Tina on 3/20/2011 8:08PM
Hopefully this will be a good movie- I will definitely see it when it first comes out. It will nice to see Perry not in a grandma outfit in a movie (ha ha).
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