Back on March 6 it was announced Mark Wahlberg was attached to a new film called Prisoners from first-time writer Aaron Guzikowski. The story centers on a Boston man who turns vigilante after his daughter and her best friend are kidnapped.
At the time no director was attached and I said it sounded a lot like Wahlberg’s film Max Payne and a couple of commenters referenced Taken, the recent box-office success starring Liam Neeson. I didn’t necessarily think the film sounded all that interesting since we have had so many films of its ilk recently, but apparently the script is something Hollywood is hounding and has been compared to The Silence of the Lambs and Seven and over the weekend Entertainment Weekly dropped word that Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) may be eying the film as his next feature.
When EW asked Singer if Prisoners would be his next film he replied, “I don’t know yet. But I’m definitely intrigued. It’s a great script. And I’d love to work with Mark.” It doesn’t sound like much, but the fact EW has mentioned it and adds Singer “has been seriously considering” the film means they must be getting some kind of vibe.
