Mel Gibson, Eiza Gonzalez And Charlie Hunnam To Lead Action/Thriller 'Waldo'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Mel Gibson made his return to big screen action films with 2016’s Blood Father but now his latest casting has him sharing the screen with an up-and-comer and a big name best known for a role on television. According to TheHollywood Reporter, Gibson, Eiza Gonzalez and Charlie Hunnam have been cast in Waldo.

            Waldo, which is based on the novel, Last Looks written by Howard Gould, follows a disgraced former LAPD detective, Charlie Waldo, who is now living a basic life but is quickly brought back into the fold to investigate the murder of a television star’s spouse. Hunnam is set to star as Waldo while there are no details yet on who Gibson and Gonzalez will play in the action/thriller.

            Gibson will be on screen next alongside Vince Vaughn in S. Craig Zahler’s, Dragged Across Concrete. Gonzalez, who had a breakout role in last year’s Baby Driver will appear next in Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen and Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel. Hunnam has the Netflix crime film, Triple Frontier upcoming alongside Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac from A Most Violent Year director, J.C. Chandor.

            Tim Kirkby, who directed the pilot of Fleabag and episodes of Veep will direct the film. Waldo is expected to shoot in the first quarter of 2019.