Gary Oldman In Talks For 'Book Of Eli'

The Book of Eli
Gary Oldman is in negotiations to star opposite Denzel Washington in "The Book of Eli," an action thriller from Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment. Albert and Allen Hughes are directing.

The script, by Gary Whitta and a rewrite by Anthony Peckham, centers on a lone hero named Eli (Washington) who must fight his way across the wasteland of a near-future America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity.