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Darabont quits 'Law Abiding Citizen'
Published Monday, Oct 13 2008, 10:22 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Director Frank Darabont has reportedly quit the psychological thriller Law Abiding Citizen.
According to Ain't It Cool News, Darabont left the project prior to the casting of Jamie Foxx, with a source describing the split as "ugly".
Law Abiding Citizen focuses on an assistant DA (Gerard Butler) who finds himself involved in a vigilante plot set up by a victim of the legal system (Foxx). Foxx's character plots revenge on the killers of his wife and daughter when they are set free on a plea bargain.
Darabont is credited as a co-writer on the script with Kurt Wimmer.
According to Ain't It Cool News, Darabont left the project prior to the casting of Jamie Foxx, with a source describing the split as "ugly".
Law Abiding Citizen focuses on an assistant DA (Gerard Butler) who finds himself involved in a vigilante plot set up by a victim of the legal system (Foxx). Foxx's character plots revenge on the killers of his wife and daughter when they are set free on a plea bargain.
Darabont is credited as a co-writer on the script with Kurt Wimmer.
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