Brody to star in Mulcahy's 'Courier'

Adrien Brody has signed to appear in new underworld thriller The Courier, to be directed by Russell Mulcahy.

The Pianist actor will be pursued by both cops and crime bosses as the title character, who must deliver a briefcase to an underworld figure who can't be found. The screenplay has been taken in hand by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, who also contributed to Wanted.

Filming of the Arclight Films project will begin in January in Louisiana and Las Vegas, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Brody, who most recently starred in The Darjeeling Limited, appears alongside fellow Oscar winner Rachel Weisz in The Brothers Bloom, which opens in December.