Lukas Haas and Diego Luna Join Mark Wahlberg in'Contraband'« FirstShowing.net

We've already heard that the lovely Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster and Giovanni RibisiwouldjoinMark Wahlberg inContraband, the remake of the Icelandic thrillerReykjavik-Rotterdam. The story follows a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems.Baltasar Kormakur(the original film's star and producer) is directing the film, and he's just brought on some great supporting talent asWhat's PlayingreportsLukas Haas(Inception) andDiego Luna(Milk) have just signed on to star in the frigid thriller.

Aaron Guzikowski, who wrote theBlack ListedscriptPrisoners, is writing the American remake, and this sounds like a promising project for Wahlberg. It sounds like this might be the actor's immediately next project despite being linked to more than a few projects. Recently there's been talk about his producing an adaptation of the much buzzed about shortThe Raven, as well as starring inBroken Cityand David O. Russell's adaptation of the video gameUncharted. But with a release date of March 16, 2012, Contraband seems to be the most put together project at this point. It's certainly got potential with this cast, so I'm cautiously optimistic for now.How about you?

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