Jennifer Garner is in talks to star opposite Jamie Foxx in the Peter Berg-helmed thriller "The Kingdom" for Universal Pictures
- May 8, 2006
AceShowbiz - Jennifer Garner will probably join Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper to enter "The Kingdom". The actress reportedly is in talks to star in the drama thriller film.
The story of the flick centers on Foxx's character, who is leading an elite team of counter-terrorism investigators trying to find those responsible for a deadly bombing attack on American workers the Middle East. Once inside the previously off-limits desert kingdom, the Americans engage a local police officer to help in their investigation but end up frustrated by bureaucracy and tradition, and find their lives threatened.
Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the screenplay, with Michael Mann and Scott Stuber are producing. A June start date is being eyed.
