Five years after earning rave reviews for his performance as an alcoholic assassin in "The Matador," Pierce Brosnan is set to play yet another hitman.
The former 007 actor is set to star in Walter Hill’s crime thriller "St. Vincent" with Billy Bob Thornton, Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi, according to Variety.
Brosnan will play a hitman who goes undercover as a priest to get close to his target, a gangland traitor (Thornton). The assassin quickly realizes that playing the good guy is more dangerous than being a mob killer. It’s tough to picture Brosnan as a credible priest but here’s hoping he’ll have fun with the character, who I expect will somehow be romantically involved with Bello’s character.