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Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson will star in a HBO telepic of The Sunset Limited an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s play, according to Variety. Jones will direct and executive produce the film, which features a script by McCarthy.
According to the paper, Jackson will play a man who saves another man (Jones) from throwing himself in front of a Harlem subway. The act begins an exchange of ideologies as two men from different backgrounds debate the worth of their lives.
Jones and Jackson previously worked together on Rules of Engagement. Jones won the Oscar for his work in The Fugitive.
