Ramirez Opposite 'American Gangster' Washington

[Monday, September 13th, 2004]
Dania Ramirez (She Hate Me) is in talks for a coveted role in the Brian Grazer-produced American Gangster opposite Denzel Washington and Benicio Del Toro, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

American Gangster, previously known as 'Tru Blu,' is based on a New York Magazine article by Mark Jacobson.

Steve Zaillian adapted the work, which centers on real-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas (Washington), who rose to power in the early 1970s by smuggling heroin into the United States in the caskets of soldiers killed in Vietnam. After detective Richie Roberts (Del Toro) catches up with him, Lucas cooperates with drug enforcement officials and aids Roberts in a dragnet operation.

Ramirez would play a former Miss Puerto Rico who is the wife of Washington's character.

Antoine Fuqua is directing the Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment project, set to start shooting in the fall for release Nov. 4, 2005.

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