The latest project (or one of them, anyway) to catch his attention is RED, Summit’s adaptation of Warren Ellis’ DC/Wildstrom comic series. The action-thriller revolves around a former CIA operative enjoying his retirement — until the new company director discovers his secrets and decides to make it permanent, using some younger high-tech assassins.
Seems like a good match for someone of Willis’ demeanor and continuing capabilities as a damage-dealer, although he’s also currently sniffing around the detective story INVENTORY and a mob biopic called SCARPA, which would reunite him with TEARS OF THE SUN director Antoine Fuqua.
On top of all that, Willis is also attached to the buddy action-comedy A COUPLE OF DICKS and a live-action version of the KANE & LYNCH videogame, and is one of the fan-fave choices to chomp the cigar of Hannibal Smith in the A-TEAM flick.