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Brendan Fraser turns Bollywood villain


Brendan Fraser is well-known as the lead of "The Mummy" franchise.

17 Jun – Another Hollywood actor is going Bollywood, this time in the form of "The Mummy" star Brendan Fraser.

The 47-year-old is set to play the antagonist in upcoming Indian mafia movie, "The Field," according to Indie Wire.

The movie will mark the directorial debut of Rohit Karn Batra, who stated, "The more the script evolved, the more obvious it became Brendan was the best choice for the idiosyncratic role of Charu. For a director to explore this journey with him in a place like India is nothing less than a once in a lifetime opportunity."

As mentioned by the director, Fraser will be playing a villain named Charu, a gun-runner whose "illicit dealings with the Indian underworld wedges him in the middle of the family implosion."

Fraser is replacing Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas"), who was originally attached to play the part when the project was announced in 2014. He was later replaced as the script evolved.

Also acting in "The Field" are Prem Chopra, Ronit Roy, Neeraj Kabi, Vineet Singh and Radhika Apte.

The movie will also mark the return of Fraser to the big screen, as he hasn't starred in a commercial feature film since 2010's "Furry Vengeance".




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