Joel Kinnaman In Final Talks To Join Liam Neeson In ALL NIGHTER

THR reports that Swedish-American actor Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Snabba Cash, Safe House) is in final talks to take a supporting role in Jaume Collet-Serra's thriller All Nighter. The Liam Neeson vehicle setup at Warner Bros. focuses on an aging hitman (Neeson) who is forced to take on his brutal former boss to protect his estranged son (Kinnaman) and his family. The son which would be played by Joel witnesses a murder and is targeted for elimination.

 Joel was last scene in Safe House and is looking at his own possible franchise with the Robocop remake coming out early next year. This will be the third film that director Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson have worked on. Firstly, the amnesia thriller The Unknown and plane hijack thriller Non-Stop which co-stars Nate Parker (an actor to keep an eye on).

Jaume Collet-Serra Could Replace Jeff Wadlow As Director Of 'NON-STOP' Starring Liam Neeson

Yesterday we learned that Jeff Wadlow will be writing and directing Kick-Ass 2 which called into question his involvement the director of Non-Stop. The new Liam Neeson actioner has him playing another grizzled badass forced to bring the noise during a threat on an international flight. ShowBlitz reports that Jaume Collet-Serra is now in talks with Dark Castle to take over directing duties. Jaume has previously worked with Neeson on the action film The Unknown.