Willem Dafoe Is In 'The Clearing'

[Tuesday, September 17th, 2002]
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe ("Spider-Man") has been tapped to topline as the villain in Fox Searchlight's drama "The Clearing" opposite Robert Redford and Helen Mirren, reports Variety.

Dafoe will portray a disgruntled employee who kidnaps wealthy exec (Redford) and negotiates a ransom through the exec's wife (Mirren).

Alessandro Nivola ("Jurassic Park III") is in negotiations to play the couple's son.

Lensing is scheduled to begin Sept. 23 in North Carolina.

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