Radical Publishing announced that Sam Worthington has signed on to both star in and produce the film adaptation of The Last Days of American Crime. The comic book series was created and is written by Rick Remender (Punisher, Fear Agent). Worthington will be a producer along with producing partner, Michael Schwarz, and Radical’s president and publisher, Barry Levine. Remender will be the executive producer/screenwriter for the film, and Radical’s Executive Vice President, Jesse Berger, will executive produce.
The Last Days of American Crime “is set in the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the US government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards. Graham Bricke, a petty criminal never quite able to hit the big score, intends to steal one of the charging stations, skip the country, and live off unlimited funds for the rest of his life. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live, and now Graham and his team have just a few days to turn the heist of the century into the last crime in American history.”
Announcing hte deal, Levine said “I had met Sam’s producing partner, Michael Schwarz, at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, who loved the concept for The Last Days of American Crime. I figured that since Sam had done three tentpole movies back-to-back with Terminator Salvation, Avatar, and Clash of the Titans, that he would want the more character driven role of Kevin Cash, the sociopathic partner to Graham Bricke. Michael had set up a meeting between Sam, CAA agents Kimberly Hodgert and Jon Levin along with myself to discuss Last Days. During the two hour meeting, we hit it off and Sam had committed to both star and produce.”
Remender said “Sam is the perfect guy for this. He’s a scene stealer, made up in equal parts charm and intelligence. Seeing him play violent sociopath safe cracker Kevin Cash will be a treat all the world will enjoy.”
The Last Days of American Crime debuted in October, with issue #2 scheduled to be published in December.