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Black Water Transit
Directed by	Tony Kaye
Produced by	Michael Cerenzie Christopher Eberts Kia Jam Robert Katz Paul Parmar Arnold Rifkin
Written by	Matthew Chapman
Starring	Laurence Fishburne Karl Urban Brittany Snow Aisha Tyler Stephen Dorff
Country	United States
Language	English

Black Water Transit is an upcoming crime drama film based on the novel of the same name by Carsten Stroud. It is directed by Tony Kaye and stars an ensemble cast including Laurence Fishburne and Karl Urban. No official release dates have been announced.

Plot

In post-Katrina New Orleans, shipping executive Jack Vermillion (Fishburne) finds himself getting more than he bargained for after agreeing to help feds expose smuggler and all-around bad seed Earl Pike (Urban).^[1]

Cast

• Laurence Fishburne as Jack Vermillion
• Karl Urban as Earl Pike
• Brittany Snow as Sardoonah
• Aisha Tyler as Casey Spandau
• Stephen Dorff as Nicky
• Alex Sol as Jimmy Rock
• Beverly D'Angelo as Valeriana Schick
• Bill Cobbs as Frank Vermillion
• Evan Ross as Gary Vermillion
• Leslie Easterbrook as Bet Tannen

At various points in the film's development, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson were attached to star.^[1]

Production

Filming took place in and around New Orleans between June and August 2007.^[1] Filming locations included the French Quarter, the 9th Ward and Local Military Installations.^[1]

References

External links

• Black Water Transit at the Internet Movie Database