Repossession Mambo

Infobox Film
name = Repossession Mambo


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director = Miguel Sapochnik
producer = Scott Stuber
Mary Parent
writer = Eric Garcia
Garrett Lerner
narrator =
starring = Jude Law
Forest Whitaker
Carice van Houten
Alice Braga
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = 2009
runtime =
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:415416
imdb_id = 1053424

"Repossession Mambo" is an upcoming futuristic adventure thriller directed by Miguel Sapochnik, starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker.

Premise

Twenty years in the future in Toronto, two disturbed veterans (Jude Law and Forest Whitaker) who have returned from war in Africa take up lives as repossession agents for a union company who makes artificial organs, pursuing customers who are unable to make payments for the implanted organs. [cite news | first=Edward | last=Douglas | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=37591 | title="Sleuth": Jude Law vs. Michael Caine | work=ComingSoon.net | publisher=Coming Soon Media, L.P | date=2007-10-11 | accessdate=2007-11-22 ]

Production

In 2003, screenwriters Eric Garcia and Garrett Lerner began collaborating with Miguel Sapochnik on a screenplay based on a supposed novel by Garcia, which has yet to be published. [cite journal | first=Adam | last=Dawtrey | coauthors=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967081.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Law, Whitaker set for thriller | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2007-06-17 | accessdate=2007-06-18 ] In June 2007, Universal Pictures cast Jude Law and Forest Whitaker into the futuristic adventure thriller "Repossession Mambo". The film will be directed by Sapochnik in his directorial debut. Production began in September 2007.cite journal | first=Tatiana | last=Siegel | coauthors=Borys Kit | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iefd3c170a1ef0178524b0da4252ed5c2 | title=Whitaker, Law do the Uni 'Mambo' | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2007-06-18 | accessdate=2007-06-18 ]

Cast

*Jude Law portrays Remy, a repo man.
*Forest Whitaker portrays Remy's former partner, Jake Freivald.cite journal | first=Borys | last=Kit | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iafd724b50c2b4b11e5d32ffe3149548e | title=Van Houten two-timing leading men | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2007-10-12 | accessdate=2007-10-12 ] Whitaker, experienced in the martial art of kali, used it in the film. [cite news | first=Ruben V. | last=Nepales | title=Forest Whitaker shows off Pinoy martial arts skills in Repossession | work=Philippine Daily Inquirer | publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc | date=2008-02-16 ]
*Carice Van Houten portrays Remy's current wife.
*Alice Braga portrays Beth, Remy's former wife.cite journal | first=Borys | last=Kit | coauthors=Carloyn Giardina | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia4622155e545932c6302ab2d5b50773e | title=Braga doing 'Mambo' for Universal | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2007-08-30 | accessdate=2007-11-22 ]
*Liev Schreiber portrays Remy's chief. [cite journal | first=Diane | last=Garrett | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976609.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Schreiber to do Universal's 'Mambo' | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2007-11-27 | accessdate=2007-11-30 ]
*Rafferty Law portrays Remy's son. [cite news | first=Lauren | last=Streib | url=http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/05/14/hollywood-media-celebrity-biz-media-cz_ls_0514nextgenstars.html | title=The Star Economy, Hollywood's Next Generation | work=Forbes | date=2008-05-08 | accessdate=2008-05-15 ]
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References

External links

*imdb title|id=1053424|title=Repossession Mambo