Ridley Scott’s upcoming film The Counselor with Brad Pitt received a release date this morning – which will fall during “Oscar movie season.”
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Just a few weeks ago we told you that acclaimed author Cormac McCarthy had penned an original script called The Counselor. Deadline is now reporting that Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien) is in talks to make the film his next directorial project.
Cormac McCarthy — one of the most widely acclaimed authors of our time — has sold his first spec script to the producers of The Road, Deadline reports. The No Country for Old Men author has penned The Counselor, a contemporary drama set in the southwest. More info and quotes after the jump.