Adrien Brody is in negotiations to play the villain in Motor City for Warner Bros. and director Albert Hughes. The actor replaces Gary Oldman, who was in talks to star back in February before bowing out. Brody doesn’t seems like a natural replacement for Oldman, but hopefully it’ll work.
Gerard Butler is set to star as an ex-con who immediately after his release begins tracking down the men who framed him and sent him to prison. Amber Heard and Mickey Rourke are also attached to star. Gary Oldman is not the first actor to drop out of the project. Dominic Cooper and Jake Gyllenhaal were previously attached.
Albert Hughes is directing from a screenplay by Chad St. John. Production is scheduled to begin September 17th in Atlanta. (Source: Variety)
Getting someone locked in to the main role for Motor City has proved a bit tough, with Dominic Cooper and Jake Gyllenhaal both coming and going from the movie, but director Albert Hughes will be hoping he’s finally got his man now that Gerard Butler is in talks to star, according to 
Who’s better – Jake Gyllenhaal or Dominic Cooper? I can imagine both have their fans, but Jake is probably the bigger star, and he has now stepped in to replace Cooper as the male lead in Warner Bros.’ crime thriller Motor City, according to 
Gary Oldman is celebrating his Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Oscar nomination by signing up to play a villain, as