Russell Crowe Joins Mark Wahlberg in 'Broken City'

Dario Cantatore/Getty Images Russell Crowe has signed onto star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Damaged City, a political thriller being directed by Allen Hughes. John Tucker authored the initial script for that $60 million project, that is being funded and created by Emmett/Furla Films. Tucker's story involves an ex-cop who's hired through the mayor to consider whether his wife is cheating on him. Following the detective verifies the mayor's accusations, the wife's paramour appears dead along with a bigger scandal starts to come to light. Crowe will have the duplicitous mayor to Wahlberg's investigator. Wahlberg, Hughes, Randall Emmett, George Furla and Stephen Levinson are creating. The WME-repped Crowe last starred within the next 72 Hours and Robin Hood. His next films include Guy of Steel for Warner Bros. and also the Guy Using the Iron Fists for Universal. Mark Wahlberg Russell Crowe Movie Casting