Worthington picked as 'Candidate' Summit producing remake of Danish thriller
By Dave McNary July 22, 2009
Sam Worthington will star in Summit Entertainment's remake of Danish thriller "The Candidate" with Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen producing through their Temple Hill Entertainment banner.
Beau Willimon will pen the adaptation, which follows an aspiring lawyer who wakes up in a hotel room with scant memories of the woman he met the night before, only to discover the woman is dead in the bathroom and he is about to be blackmailed for her murder. As he fights to clear his name, he uncovers a conspiracy that leads back to his own father's mysterious death.
Peter Bose and Jonas Allen of Miso Film will exec produce.
Worthington most recently starred in "Terminator Salvation." Willimon wrote "Farragut North," which had its West Coast premiere recently at the Geffen with Chris Noth and Chris Pine starring.
Project reteams Temple Hill with Summit following the breakout success of "Twlight."
The Danish pic "Kanditaten" was released in Denmark last August and starred Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
