Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Riz Ahmed Has Jake's Back In “Nightcrawler”

Actor/rapper Riz Ahmed has joined the crime thriller “Nightcrawler” says The Wrap,


The film follows a young man (Jake Gyllenhaal) drawn into the world of Los Angeles freelance crime reporting.

Ahmed will play Gyllenhaal's "driver and protégé.

Rene Russo and Bill Paxton will co-star.

Screenwriter Dan Gilroy (Real Steel) will make his film directorial debut on the noir film based on his own script.

The writer-director's brother, Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy), is producing with Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Fox, Michel Litvak, and David Lancaster.

Gary Michael Walters is exec producing.

Production starts in October.

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