Bruce Willis to star in 'Five Against a Bullet'

WillisBruce Willis is placed to star in Columbia Pictures' action-thriller "Five Against a Bullet," which Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Jordan Schur and David Mimran are developing.Alex Litvak is writing the script, which follows a Mexican politician who, following the dying of his father as a result of a drug cartel, employs 5 best security officers from around the globe to safeguard him via a contentious election.Willis will have among the security officers."We've been looking forward to this project since obtaining the privileges this past year from Mimran Schur and believe Bruce Willis is the best actor to guide this cast," stated Columbia production prexy Hannah Minghella.Col executives Mike Dickerman and Lauren Abrahams will oversee the work for the studio. Erik Howsam, who first introduced the project into Columbia, will oversee with respect to Di Bonaventura Pictures.Willis and "Guy on the Ledge" producer di Bonaventura lately teamed on "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," which Vital opens June 29. Willis is presently preparing to reprise his role as John McClane in John Moore's twentieth century Fox follow up "A Great Day to Die Hard." Thesp next stars in Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," Rian Johnson's "Looper" and "The Expendables 2."Mimran Schur Pictures lately created Gavin O'Connor's mma pic "Warrior."Willis is repped by CAA. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com