Ryder, Rourke join 'The Informers'

Published: Sept. 21, 2007 at 11:34 AM
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Hollywood actors Winona Ryder and Mickey Rourke have signed on to star in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' short-story collection "The Informers."

Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the film follows the interconnected stories of a group of morally challenged characters for a week.

Ryder will play a newscaster dumped after a longtime affair with a married producer, while Rourke is set to portray Peter, a former film studio security guard who plots to kidnap a small child to sell to the leader of a Los Angeles cult, the Hollywood Reporter said.

Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Brandon Routh, Ashley Olsen, Jon Foster, Lou Taylor Pucci and Austin Nichols co-star in the film, which will be directed by Australian "Ned Kelly" and "Buffalo Soldiers" director Gregor Jordan.


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