Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh to Star in HONEST THIEF

Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh will star in "Honest Thief" according to Deadline. The film will be directed by Mark Williams in Boston next month. Williams co-created the hit Netflix series "Ozark."

The film follows career bank robber Tom Carter (Neeson) who meets the love his life in Annie (Walsh), who works at the front desk of a storage facility where he hid $7 million in stolen loot. They fall head over heels, and he resolves to wipe the slate clean by turning himself in. When the case is turned over to a crooked FBI agent, everything becomes far more dangerous and difficult.

Jai Courtney is in talks to play the crooked FBI agent. Jeffrey Donovan and Jeffrey Wright also are in talks for roles in the film. "Honest Thief" will be produced by Tai Duncan, Myles Nestel, Mark Williams and Craig Chapman.

World rights will be sold by Solution Entertainment Group. Nestel's Solution Entertainment partner Lisa Wilson is executive producing the film and will be repping the title at upcoming AFM.

Neeson can be seen next in "Widows," which just opened the London Film Festival, and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs." Walsh is best known for her roles in "13 Reasons Why," "Private Practice," "Girls Trip" and "The Umbrella Academy."

Read the original article on Deadline.