Summit’s ‘Red’ gathers cast with Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine

Summit Entertainment’s “Red” is gathering cast members as I write this. In negotiations are Julian McMahon (pictured – nice hat!), Ernest Borgnine (he’s 92!), Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox.

Robert Schwentke is directing the film, based on a miniseries from Wildstorm/DC Comics. Bruce Willis is already on board to play a former black ops agent (is it just me, or does he always play these types of characters?), now retired and dealing with younger, more high-tech assassins who show up to kill him.

Here’s the rundown on the other characters:

• Julian McMahon: a Vice President with a dark side who’s at the center of a shadow conspiracy
• Ernest Borgnine: the keeper of the CIA’s darkest records (in real life, I imagine he holds some dark secrets about Hollywood)
• Richard Dreyfuss: a wealthy man who builds a fortune out of lucrative government contracts.
• Brian Cox: a former Cold War spy and nemesis of Willis’ character

Also on board are Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker.

You might have seen McMahon in FX’s “Nip/Tuck.” His star is rising fast.

Image: INF; Source: HeatVisionBlog