Jason Statham is in talks to play Sergeant Ken Brant.  Brant lives badly, boozing all night, but he is one tough cop assigned the job of capturing a serial killer who targets police officers with a hammer. The story is based on the Ken Bruen’s bestseller “Blitz,” which is also the name of the movie from a series of Inspector Brant books. 

Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum) will play Statham’s openly gay partner and Elliot Lester will direct from the script adaptation by Nathan Parker.  Filming begins August 10, 2009 in London and will be entirely produced in Britain.

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