Acclaimed DoP Robert Elswitt, who won an Oscar forThere Will Be Blood, is aboard as cinematographer.
Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.
said Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton.
(L-R) Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LaBeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon and Courtney LoveDave Benett / Frazer Harrison / Cosimo Martemucci / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Jean-Baptiste Lacroix / AFP / Gregg DeGuire / FilmMagic / Daniele Venturelli / Getty Images
American playwright Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his playsGlengarry Glen RossandSpeed-the-Plow.
He received Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay forWag the DogandThe Verdict.
His screenwriting credits also includeThe Postman Always Rings Twice,The Untouchables,HoffaandHannibal.
He wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation ofGlengarry Glen Ross, which starred Pacino.
