Adrien Brody takes lead in 'Courier'

October 27, 2008 Adrien Brody will be pursued by cops and crime bosses as the title character in "The Courier," an action tale that Russell Mulcahy will direct for Arclight Films. The production, scheduled to begin filming in January in Louisiana and Las Vegas, will be produced by Dan Grodnick, Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton, Tucker Tooley, Vincent Newman and Arclight's new head of production, Mike Gabrawy. Arclight will handle worldwide sales and distribution, with president of sales and acquisitions Pascal Borno offering the film at next month's American Film Market.

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