Criminal Empire for Dummies Movie Updates

Thu., Mar. 11, 2010

from Variety

Trio to rule 'Empire'

Gary Oldman, Malin Akerman and Milo Ventimiglia will star in indie gangster project "Criminal Empire for Dummys," set to shoot starting in late March in New Orleans.

• set the production budget to $9,000,000
• added Hollywood Studios International as a production company
• added Gremi Productions as a production company
• added Sleeping Giant Entertainment as a production company
• added Greg Hadjarowicz to the credits
• added Michael Clarke Duncan to the credits
• changed the production status to Production
• added Milo Ventimiglia to the credits
• added Malin Akerman to the credits
• added Gary Oldman to the credits

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Sun., Mar. 7, 2010

• changed the film release date from TBA to TBA 2010
• changed the production status to Pre-Production
• added Cold Fusion Media Group as a production company
• added Cliff Dorffman to the credits
• added Dave Brown to the credits
• added Michael Roban to the credits
• added Harvey Keitel to the credits
• added Paul Schiff to the credits
• added Rachel Bilson to the credits
• added Chris Evans to the credits
• added a synopsis

• "After returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, Ray (Chris Evans), an aimless, heartbroken young man in possession of combat skills, assists his neighbor (Rachel Bilson) in disposing of a dead body, and thereafter gets the idea that he may have a ... show all future in the criminal underworld. Ray enlists a fellow ex-marine to join him and they rise quickly through the criminal empire."

• changed the production status to Announced
• created the movie profile