Deadline is reporting that Bill Murray (Rock The Kasbah, The Jungle Book) is set to lead the cast for The King of Counterfeit, which is being directed by John McNaughton (Wild Things) and will also star Linda Cardellini (Daddy’s Home) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games).
The film’s plot is centered around “two ambitious young counterfeiters and the crooked superstar lawyer who mentors them. The young couple gets rich after learning how to perfectly print counterfeit money, but when a murderous fellow con man feels threatened by their game, getting caught by the cops becomes the least of their worries.”
“I’m thrilled to be back working with both Bobby Greenhut and Bill Murray, who I last worked with on Caddyshack, and am also delighted that Lotus are a part of the producing team,” said producer Mike Medavoy.
The film will mark a reunion for Murray and McNaughton after working together on Wild Things and Mad Dog & Glory back in the 1990s.
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Originally published May 10, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
