Gary Oldman's Rain role

21-03-2008 07:05

Gary Oldman is in talks to star in Japanese-set thriller 'Rain Fall'.The actor is expected to join Shiina Kippei and Akiho Hasegawa in the book-based film, which tells the story of a hit man who is forced to protect one of his victim's daughter who is being hunted by the Criminal Intelligence Agency (CIA).This will be the second movie from writer and director Max Mannix, who first shot to fame with 'Dance of the Dragon'. 'Rain Fall', backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, will begin filming next month, and will be shot mostly in Japanese, with only 15 per cent of the dialogue in English.Oldham is currently filming David S. Goyer's 'Unborn' alongside Carla Gugino and Cam Gigandet.He can next be seen Batman film 'The Dark Knight', in which he plays Lieutenant James Gordon.