The Hunger Games cast has been getting a lot of TV shows and movies lately, and here is another one! Woody Harrelson has officially joined the cast of 'Out of the Furnace, according to Collider.
The cast of Scott Cooper’s revenge drama Out of the Furnace was already promising, withChristian Bale, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, and Zoe Saldana occupying major roles and a number of intriguing actors circling the villain roles. Today, we can upgrade it to “can’t miss” status with news that Woody Harrelson and Forest Whitaker have officially signed on to round things out. The film, which will be shot primarily in a handful of economically-depressed Pennsylvania mill towns, follows two brothers desperate to leave their Rust Belt roots behind. However, when one of them (Affleck) is murdered after getting involved with a vicious crime ring, the other (Bale) is inclined to dole out some payback. Hit the jump for more on Out of the Furnace, including a full press release.
Shepard will play the boys’ uncle, while Saldana will be Bale’s ex-wife. As for the new additions, Harrelson is set for the role of a “brutal crime boss” and Whitaker comes aboard as the Sheriff of Braddock, Pennsylvania. If you happen to live in any of the towns where the film is being shot and are in possession of some scenery you don’t wish to have chewed, we suggest that you cover it with some sort of tarp now.