New Project: Jackson to star in 'The Dead Men'

Jackson will soon begin filming his new film, 'The Dead Men', in Medellin, Colombia.

From Deadline:

Well, Kirk Sullivan is in Colombia prepping his feature directing debut on the tentatively titled The Dead Men, a thriller about an American traveling in Colombia who becomes involved with a group that lives in an abandoned hospital with a haunted past.

From The Grid:

Andrew Poston’s spec script ‘The Dead Men’ has been acquired by Contento Film. The thriller follows an American in Colombia who becomes involved with a group that lives in an abandoned hospital with a troubled past. Kirk Sullivan is attached as director and Brad Furman and Aaron Ginsburg are on to produce.

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From The Hollywood Reporter:

Diego Boneta, who starred opposite Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages, and Jackson Rathbone of Twilight Saga fame have signed on to star in the thriller The Dead Men.

Dead Men is the debut feature of Kirk Sullivan, who recently left his job as Joel Silver’s assistant to pursue his dream of being a director. Production began this week in Columbia.

Brad Furman is producing with Contento Films while Aaron Ginsberg exec produces.

The script, by Andrew Poston, centers on an American running from his past who is brought into a group of young underground radicals called The Dead Men, only to discover a centuries-old spiritual battle.

Boneta, who hails from Mexico, did stints on Pretty Little Liars and 90210 before landing the plum starring role of the aspiring musician in the big-screen version of the hit musical Rock of Ages. The actor, who is repped by Gersh, Luber Roklin Entertainment and Goldring Hertz, also starred in MTV’s Underemployed.

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