Russell Crowe has landed a new movie role! The 56-year-old Oscar winner will be starring as a mobster in the upcoming thriller American Son, Variety reports. Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu will be directing the film from a screenplay by Dennis Lehane.
Here’s the synopsis: “American Son centers around a man, who after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster (Crowe) while in prison, builds a multiracial crime syndicate, takes down his mentor, and earns a place for his crew alongside the Italian and Russian mafias.” American Son is based on the acclaimed French film A Prophet, which followed an Arab man who is sent to a French prison, where he becomes a mafia leader.