Duo a go for Cusack thriller "Stopping"
1 of 2. Jason Isaacs smiles at the Los Angeles premiere of ''Friends with Money'' at the Egyptian theatre in Hollywood March 27, 2006. Isaacs and Melissa George will star opposite John Cusack in the action thriller ''Stopping Power.''
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Harry Potter" villain Jason Isaacs and Melissa George will star opposite John Cusack in the action thriller "Stopping Power."
Cusack plays a man who races to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Isaacs will play Cusack's nemesis, and George will portray Cusack's girlfriend.
The film is slated to enter production in Berlin next month. Jan de Bont ("Speed") directs.
Isaacs played the villainous Lucius Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." George's credits include "Turistas" and "Derailed."
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