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The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Release Date:
TBA
2006
August 25, 2005
Changes for Bobby Z
A new director has signed on for The Life and Death of Bobby Z, replacing Doug Aarniokoski, who left over creative differences. John Herzfeld will now be the helmer, with Laurence Fishburne also joining the film to co-star opposite Paul Walker. Bob Krakower and Allan Lawrence adapted the screenplay from a novel by Don Winslow. The story centers on a loser who makes a deal with the DEA that has him posing as legendary surfer/drug dealer Bobby Z in a hostage swap with a Mexican drug lord. The deal goes wrong, and the fake Bobby Z takes off on the run, with the real Bobby Z's son tagging along with him.
Source: Variety
May 12, 2005
Walker to play Bobby Z
Paul Walker will star in and produce The Death and Life of Bobby Z. Based on the novel by Don Winslow, the screenplay was adapted by Bob Krakower and Allan Lawrence. The movie is budgeted at $23 million. Doug Aarniokoski is set to direct the story of a bigtime loser who dodges prison by making a deal with the DEA. He agrees to pose as legendary drug dealer/surfer Bobby Z, and becomes a part of a hostage switch with a Mexican druglord. The ruse backfires, and the fake Bobby Z is forced to go out on the run, taking the six-year-old son of the real Bobby Z along with him.
Source: Variety
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