Relativity Media is pleased to introduce you to THE FAMILY with five brand new character posters! Luc Besson’s new dark action comedy stars Robert De Niro as a killer dad, Michelle Pfeiffer as one bad mother, Dianna Agron as the mobgirl next door and John D’Leo as the young gun. De Niro plays Mafia boss Fred Blake, who relocates his family and their german shepherd to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching on the mob. Chaos ensues as their former Mafia cronies try to track them down and scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings.
Also starring Tommy Lee Jones as Agent Stansfield, THE FAMILY hits theaters on September 13th.
In the dark action comedy The Family, a Mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching on the mob. Despite Agent Stansfield’s (Tommy Lee Jones) best efforts to keep them in line, Fred Blake (Robert De Niro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children, Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D’Leo), can’t help resorting to old habits by handling their problems the “family” way. Chaos ensues as their former Mafia cronies try to track them down and scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings, in this subversively funny film by Luc Besson.
The Family stars Academy Award® winners Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, Silver Linings Playbook), and Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln, No Country for Old Men), Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (Scarface, The Fabulous Baker Boys), Dianna Agron (“Glee,” I Am Number Four), and John D’Leo (The Wrestler, Brooklyn’s Finest). It is directed by Luc Besson (Taken, Transporter). The screenplay is written by Luc Besson and Michael Caleo (“The Sopranos,” “Rescue Me”), based on Tonino Benacquista’s novel, Malavita.
The film is produced by Ryan Kavanaugh (Limitless) and Virginie Besson-Silla (The Lady, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec). Director of photography is Thierry Arbogast (The Patience Stone, The Secret Book). Editor is Julien Rey (The Lady, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec). Original music is by Evgueni Galperine (The Hunger Games, Rust and Bone) and Sacha Galperine (Eva, The Big Picture). Production designer is Hugues Tissandier (Taken, The Chef). Costume designer is Olivier Beriot (Taken, The Lady). Executive producers are Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed) and Tucker Tooley (The Fighter, Limitless). Co-executive producers are Ron Burkle (The Secret Life of Girls, Out of the Furnace) and Jason Colbeck (Mirror, Mirror).
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