Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin to costar in an action comedy? Said action-comedy marking the first time Pacino and Walken will appear on screen together at any point of their long careers? Oh, yes please.
The picture in question is Stand Up Guys, to be directed by The Cove producer Fisher Stevens. The story revolves around a pair of old friends - both of them career criminals - one of whom has been hired to kill his friend. Cue one final night on the town.
With that pitch it seems like the obvious casting choices would be for Walken and Pacino to be the crooks with Arkin the cop in pursuit - because there's always one of those - but, honestly, you could arrange these three any way you like and it'd be just as good.
The picture in question is Stand Up Guys, to be directed by The Cove producer Fisher Stevens. The story revolves around a pair of old friends - both of them career criminals - one of whom has been hired to kill his friend. Cue one final night on the town.
With that pitch it seems like the obvious casting choices would be for Walken and Pacino to be the crooks with Arkin the cop in pursuit - because there's always one of those - but, honestly, you could arrange these three any way you like and it'd be just as good.