Jim Caviezel Is To Join 'Highwaymen'

Jim Caviezel ("The Count of Monte Cristo") is gearing up to star in the high-speed actioner "Highwaymen" for New Line Cinema, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Caviezel is in negotiations to take on the role of Rennie Cray, a young widower who drives the highways hunting for his wife's killer.

A dark take on the mythical road movie, "Highwaymen" follows a dehumanized villain who uses a car as an expression of his rage against the world and the obsessed hero (Caviezel) who is tracking him. An innocent woman gets caught in the game as the men chase each other on the open road in 1970s muscle cars.

"Highwaymen" was written by Hans Bauer and Craig Mitchell.