Furious 7 Star Tyrese Going After Drug Cartels In His Next Action Thriller — cinemablend.com

Deadline has revealed the news that Tyrese Gibson has made a deal with Universal - through his geekily-named Voltron Filmz - to executive produce and star in Desert Eagle. The film will have Gibson facing off against a drug cartel that operates out of a Native American casino front. Obviously, Gibson is the front runner/only option to play the leader of the crusade against the drug trade. Gibson is no stranger to big screen action, but to our knowledge, this is the first film that's been sold on the back of his performance alone. This is excellent, as the man has paid his dues in several genres, and proven himself as a more than capable actor. Desert Eagle could be the movie to propel his career from comic relief in genre pictures into leading man of action, which would really, really help if Tyrese Gibson is serious about auditioning for the role of the Green Lantern - which we know he most definitely is.

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