Mickey Rourke to star in 'The Courier'

Mickey Rourke and Til Schweiger have joined Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Hany Abu-Assad's upcoming action thriller "The Courier," which Derek Haas and Michael Brandt ("3:10 To Yuma," "Wanted") wrote.

Morgan stars as a courier whose life totally spins out of control after he's hired to deliver a mysterious briefcase to a crime boss who can't be located. The Wrap says Schweiger is on board as an FBI agent.

Rourke's recent credits include "The Expendables," "The Informers" and "Iron Man 2," and he's starring in "Passion Play" and "Immortals." Hany Abu-Assad directed the excellent drama "Paradise Now."

Adrien Brody seeks thrills in ‘The Courier’

Adrien Brody is set to play the lead role in Russell Mulcahy’s upcoming action thriller “The Courier.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film follows an adventurous courier who’s trying to deliver a briefcase to a crime boss who can’t be located.

Mulcahy, whose credits include “Resident Evil: Extinction,” is directing a script by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, the screenwriting duo behind “Wanted” and “3:10 to Yuma.”

Brody last starred in Wes Anderson’s “The Darjeeling Limited.” He will next be seen in “The Brothers Bloom,” followed “Cadillac Records” and “Splice.”

Final word: Brody delving further into the action genre? Hey, why not!