Ray Stevenson died on location in Italy this week while working on the film Cassino in Ischi. In it, he plays Nic Cassino, who appears to be the title character. But throughout his career the actor was renowned for strong supporting roles. Stevenson exemplified this “one for all” spirit as Porthos in The Three Musketeers (2011) and honed it through The Book of Eli (2010), King Arthur (2004), the Thor movies, and the upcoming Star Wars Disney+ series, Ashoka. He was at his most supportive, even as a lead character, when he played legionnaire Titus Pullo in HBO’s Rome. Pullo was a warrior with a heart of gold, but at one point he could also be the second-hand-man to an early version of a mob kingpin.
But Stevenson was second to no one in the role of Danny Greene, the titular character of writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2011 gangster-genre love letter, Kill the Irishman.
But Stevenson was second to no one in the role of Danny Greene, the titular character of writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2011 gangster-genre love letter, Kill the Irishman.
- 5/26/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Rrr and Thor franchise star Ray Stevenson is headlining Frank Ciota’s Cassino in Ischia, a feature which is being produced by Goodfellas and Casino‘s Barbara DeFina.
The pic is a Republic Pictures Acquisition which is being distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
In the movie, three-time winner of “Best Yell in Action Film,” box office king and action star Nic Cassino (Stevenson) is knocked off his perch by the next generation of action heroes. In an attempt to revive his career, he travels to Italy to make the first ever “Neo-Realist” action film with down on their luck Italian directors. However, unresolved struggles with his family resurface and he is forced to reconcile all he left behind on his road to fame. Frank Ciota’s brother, Joseph Ciota, wrote the screenplay. The brothers previously collaborated on Stiffs and Ciao America.
Pic is produced by Isola Verde Films and DeFina Film Productions.
The pic is a Republic Pictures Acquisition which is being distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
In the movie, three-time winner of “Best Yell in Action Film,” box office king and action star Nic Cassino (Stevenson) is knocked off his perch by the next generation of action heroes. In an attempt to revive his career, he travels to Italy to make the first ever “Neo-Realist” action film with down on their luck Italian directors. However, unresolved struggles with his family resurface and he is forced to reconcile all he left behind on his road to fame. Frank Ciota’s brother, Joseph Ciota, wrote the screenplay. The brothers previously collaborated on Stiffs and Ciao America.
Pic is produced by Isola Verde Films and DeFina Film Productions.
- 5/15/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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