Denzel Washington must have a bit of a hero complex, where he’s obsessed with protecting people, as he seems to do it in every other movie he makes. Now he’s got a new one, as Denzel is in early talks to star in the Warner Bros. sci-fi adaptation Shovel Ready, based on a forthcoming novel by Adam Sternbergh.
The story is set in a dystopian New York City that is on the verge of ruin, where a majority of the population escape reality through a digital fantasy world. Washington is set to play an assassin hired to murder a powerful evangelist’s daughter, although he instead becomes her protector.
No screenwriter or director has been attached yet, so it’s very early days. The novel will be published in January 2014. (Source: Deadline)
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