Tommy Lee Jones will co-star in a co-leading role alongside Jamie Foxx in the Maggie Betts-directed film “The Burial” at Amazon Studios, Bobby Shriver Inc. and Double Nickel Entertainment.
Jones steps in to replace his “Fugitive” co-star Harrison Ford who was originally earmarked for the role. Doug Wright penned the screenplay for the feature based on a New Yorker article by Jonathan Harr.
In the film a bankrupt funeral homeowner decides to sue a rival businessman over a handshake deal gone wrong, the owner hires a flamboyant attorney to handle the case.
Bobby Shriver, Adam Richman, Jenette Kahn and Datari Turner are producing.
Source: Deadline
