Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie In 'Vipaka': Voodoo Psycho Thriller

Forest Whitaker is about to go crazy.

The "Last King of Scotland" Oscar-winner is set to star with Anthony Mackie in "Vipaka," Variety reports. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is about a disturbed man, to be played by Whitaker, who seeks out therapy from a life coach, to be played by Mackie. Things turn left when Whitaker's character takes Mackie's hostage and uses him as a tool of terror and torture.

Whitaker is coming off a one season run on "Criminal Minds" on CBS; the network canceled the show following this past season. He'll soon appear in NYPD drama "Freelancers," alongside Robert DeNiro and Dana Delany, and "Catch .44," alongside Bruce Willis and Malin Ackerman. He's also in the midst of shooting "A Single Shot," with Juno Temple, Emily Mortimer and William H. Macy.

As for Mackie, who last appeared in the Matt Damon-led "The Adjustment Bureau," he's got a whole list of big projects on the horizon. He has a part in "Ten Year," a high school reunion film with Channing Tatum, Kate Mara, Rosario Dawson and Justin Long; plays a role in the Hugh Jackman-led robot fighting movie, "Real Steel"; leads in "Bolden!," the story of a clarinet king in New Orleans; plays William Johnson in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"; and plays Rocky Washington in the Ryan Gosling/Sean Penn film, "Gangster Squad."

For more on the film, click over to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

Comments

[Kim0330]

09:21 PM on 08/04/2011

Spam!

[Kim0330]

09:22 PM on 08/04/2011

Spam!

[djtonyr]

08:12 PM on 08/03/2011

He is a great actor. Last Kong of Scotland and Bird were just awesome.

[Mr Hoodoo]

01:50 PM on 08/03/2011

Forest Whitaker RULES!!

This'll be fun.

[waypd]

01:23 PM on 08/03/2011

Oh No! Criminal Minds is an entertaining show so of course they take it off- They'll replace it with another mind-numbing reality show- Let's see- Dancing with the Bachelorette!

[lunnette]

12:12 PM on 08/03/2011

if his acting is anything like what he did on csi, the picture will be a stinker. he can't act his way out of a paper bag

[GraphicMatt]

12:25 PM on 08/03/2011

Did you not see Last King of Scotland? Also, I thought he was in the Criminal Minds spin off, not CSI? Seriously, the guy has been acting since the early '80s and you're judging him on one lame TV show?

[lunnette]

12:40 PM on 08/03/2011

NO NOT ONE SHOW,JUST HIS NORMAL ACTING. HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OF ON ESONG WONDERS? SAME THING

[Sunflo]

01:34 PM on 08/03/2011

Don't know if you ever saw The Shield but he was incredible in that show.

[sandiegoconservative]

03:35 PM on 08/03/2011

He is a tremendous actor. However, if you want to see a brilliant TV performance to change your mind, see him at Lt. Jon Kavanaugh on The Shield.

[Hugh Briggs]

12:07 PM on 08/03/2011

Ghostdog still was the best.

[GraphicMatt]

12:26 PM on 08/03/2011

No doubt! I love that movie.

[The Nuh Uh Chronicles]

03:33 PM on 08/03/2011

"Oh Yeah!"...me too!

[Mahi Joe]

03:20 PM on 08/03/2011

Absolutely agree.

[Frances Russo]

11:08 AM on 08/03/2011

HE WAS GREAT,GREAT IN CRIMAL MINDS THE CAST WAS GOOD THE ONLY CAST MEMBER THAT WAS ROTTON IS THE ONE FROM 24 THAT IS WHAT KILLED THE SHOW BRING BACK FOREST HE IS WOUNDERFUL

[eric14]

09:34 AM on 08/03/2011

Hostage? Terror? Torture?

So original! But expensive to make!

[Furdurp]

09:32 AM on 08/03/2011

I dont think I have ever seen a movie he was in that i didnt like. There is something about him that just draws me in. I will mark this as a must see.

[TomInJax]

11:04 AM on 08/03/2011

I totally agree. I started watching the new Criminal Minds spin off because of him. I think it's the intensity he brings to his characters. With someone so distinctive, it would be easy to always appear to play the same role (thinking Robin Williams), but he owns his characters and makes them so believable and compelling.

[LWilkinson315]

09:28 AM on 08/03/2011

I met Mr. Whitaker and he is simply a lovable teddy bear