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Court Drama to Land Willis Director?
A new true-crime-inspired movie starring Bruce Willis and Justin Timberlake is getting dragged deeper and deeper into the real-life murder saga.
Nick Cassavetes, the writer/director of the upcoming drama Alpha Dog, has been subpoenaed by the defense team for Jesse James Hollywood, once one of the youngest-ever men on the FBI's most-wanted list, attorney James Blatt confirmed Friday.
Hollywood's camp alleges prosecutors in Santa Barbara County, California, previously home to the Michael Jackson trial, supplied Cassavetes' production with official documents and records. To that end, Blatt said the defense has filed a motion to determine "what materials were given to [the filmmakers], how they were given and why they were given."
A court hearing has been set for Aug. 12. Cassavetes' attendance is requested, per the subpoena.
Alpha Dog was inspired by the kidnap and shooting death of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in Santa Barbara County in 2000. Hollywood, arrested in March in Brazil after a nearly five-year hunt, stands accused of masterminding the crime as a 20-year-old as reputed payback for a drug debt incurred by the boy's stepbrother.
In the movie, Emile Hirsch (Lords of Dogtown) plays the Hollywood character, in spirit, though not in name. Willis plays Hirsch's father; Timberlake plays Hirsch's tattooed friend. Sharon Stone and Courteney Cox Arquette also appear.
Alpha Dog began shooting last year when Hollywood was still at-large. According to the Associated Press, Santa Barbara County district attorney officials have said they helped out the production because they hoped the film would draw attention to the real-life case, and draw them closer to the capture of Hollywood.
Now that Hollywood, the man, is in custody, prosecutors' foray into Hollywood, the industry, has proved to be a big target for the defense. Blatt has argued that the prosecution team, led by Ronald J. Zonen, last seen appearing in the Jackson trial, should be removed from his client's upcoming murder trial. Last month, Blatt told the A.P. that Zonen went so far as to walk the Alpha Dog crew through the rural terrain where Markowitz was shot.
Blatt also has complained that the movie itself may jeopardize Hollywood's shot at a fair trial. There is no known release date for Alpha Dog, which Variety reported in April ran into money trouble. The Hollywood trial, once pegged for this fall, also has an undetermined opening date. The defendant has pleaded innocent to all charges.
Cassavetes did not respond to a request for comment Friday on the subpoena.
The filmmaker and actor, son of the late filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes and Oscar-nominated star Gena Rowlands, is scheduled to leave behind fact-based drama for his next announced project: The comic-book adaptation of Iron Man.
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