The production company Alcon Entertainment is in the works of creating a new thriller, Prisoners.  Hugh Jackman (X-Men) will star in the lead role, and Denis Villeneuve (Oscar nominated for Incendies) will direct.

Deadline provides some excerpts from the press release:

Written by Aaron Guzikowski (“Contraband”), story revolves around a small-town carpenter named Keller (Jackman) whose young daughter and best friend are kidnapped. After the cops fail to find them, Keller takes the law into his own hands, but in the process runs up against the big city detective assigned to the case.

States Johnson and Kosove: “We are ecstatic that Hugh will take the lead in this exciting thriller. We can think of no better ‘Keller’ — an everyman who rises to an occasion most of us could not imagine possible. Denis’s rare directing gifts are superbly matched to this material, that is both challenging and explores complex themes in a commercially appealing narrative.”

Prisoners is set for a November 2013 release date, after Jackman finishes filming on Wolverine: X-Men

Are you excited for Prisoners? Will you see it in 2013?