Sam Worthington Set for LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME

There was a period there of about three minutes where it was anyone’s guess which actor was going to break out bigger, Channing Tatum or Sam Worthington.  For anyone paying close attention, it wasn’t much of a debate.  There was just no way GI JOE was going to make a star that AVATAR couldn’t beat.  Now, as we are a month away from the release of AVATAR, and CLASH OF THE TITANS looks firmly on the horizon, it seems pretty clear cut that Worthington has won this battle.

He’s not resting on his laurels, either, as Mania is reporting that Worthington has signed on to star in an  adaptation  of the upcoming comic THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME.

Here is a synopsis of the book straight from Mania:

In a near-future America, news has broken that, in a matter of weeks, the government is set to roll out mind-control technology that will kill the criminal impulse in all citizens. Chaos descends on America’s cities as the country braces for the new order. Career criminal Graham Brick is forced to accelerate the heist of his career with an untested new crew in order to beat the deadline. What could possibly go wrong?

Worthington will be playing the role of Kevin Cash, a safecracker enlisted to the crew at the last minute.  Mania got this news from the comic’s creator and the screenwriter of the film, Rick Remender.  Remender says that more casting and a director announcement are coming soon, and that the producers (Michael Schwarz and Barry Levine) are bringing in all A-list talent.

The first issue of THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME hits shelves in December.