Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson are signed to star in David Von Acken's directorial debut "Seraphim Falls" reports Production Weekly. Brosnan is taking over a role originally set for Richard Gere.

The psychological action film set in the Civil War-era has Neeson playing Carver, an army colonel who vows to kill Brosnan's character Gideon whatever the cost and pursues him across the West.

Von Acken, who's directed episodes of "The Shield" and "CSI:NY" will shoot the film in New Mexico in October. Von Acken and Abbey Everett penned the script.

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