Out of the Furnance Herrelson

The perennially underrated Woody Harrelson is the latest addition to the already impressive cast of director Scott Cooper’s crime drama Out of the Furnace.

 

Billy Bob Thornton had previously been linked the villain role but it looks like Harrelson came out on top for a chance to face off against Bale He will take on the role of Curtis DeGroat, the man who drew Affleck’s character into the criminal underworld. This should be some awesome display of intense acting with Harrelson recently giving a spectacular performance in the cop drama Rampart.

The project immediately attracted top directors such as Rupert Sanders and Ridley Scott as well as actors such as Mark Wahlberg. The project almost came together with Bale and Sanders last year, but Bale dropped out because of scheduling reasons.

Out of the Furnance Review

Willem Dafoe has boarded Relativity Media's thriller Out of the Furnace. He joins a cast which includes Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Sam Shepard, Woody Harrelson and Forest Whitaker.

The film follows an ex-con who attempts to blend into his new surroundings in an Indiana town, but is haunted by a figure from his past. Scott Cooper is directing from his own original screenplay.

 

Based on Brad Ingelsby’s story ‘The Low Dweller,’ the dark drama centers on a man (Bale) released after serving four years in prison. His hopes for a peaceful homecoming are thwarted when his younger brother is brutally murdered and he sets out for revenge. Christian Bale plans to shoot ‘Out of the Furnace’ in the Spring before moving on to his ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ .