Michael Bay
The Transformers 3 director’s next project is Pain and Gain, a dark comedy about a real-life kidnapping by body-builders which goes wrong. Thanks to Rotten Tomatoes and the AV Club for the story.
Update: Indiewire reports that the Bad Boys director is looking into Pain and Gain as his next gig, and that he’s shooting it in the vein of Fargo. Captain America’s Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus are writing the script. Thanks to Dark Horizons for the link.
Update 2: Dark Horizons via Variety notes that The Rock is in talks to play the lead in Pain and Gain.
Update 3: Dark Horizons via Vulture reports that Appaloosa’s Ed Harris is close to joining the cast.
