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Patrick Schwarzenegger Cast as Twins in S. Craig Zahler’s The Bookie & The Bruiser

Full financing with a Cannes sales push signals a serious move toward production.

Overview

  • Patrick Schwarzenegger, whose dual-role casting was confirmed Monday, will play twin brothers opposite Vince Vaughn and Theo James.
  • S. Craig Zahler wrote and will direct the 1959 New York thriller, reuniting with Vaughn after their past collaborations.
  • The story follows a bookmaker and his enforcer whose illicit gambling operation pulls them into a Mafia versus Irish gang power struggle.
  • Oscar winner Anthony Katagas will produce, and C2 Motion Picture Group is fully financing with UTA Independent Film Group and Range Select on North American rights.
  • Anton will handle international sales at the Cannes Film Market as the project stays in pre-production with no public start date.