Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in Albert Hughes' revenge thriller Motor City, replacing English actor, Dominic Cooper, reports Darkhorizons.com.
The story follows "a small-time hood (Gyllenhaal) framed and sent to prison by a drug trafficker, only to relentlessly exact revenge years later to get back the woman he loves." Hughes is coming off co-directing the hit Denzel Washington starrer The Book of Eli with his brother Allen; that films box-office success has opened up many doors for the helmer. Recent Oscar nominee Gary Oldman and the ridiculously attractive Amber Heard have also just joined the project.
Cooper pulled out because of a scheduling conflict.
