Colin Farrell is in talks to star opposite Denzel Washington in Inner City, the Columbia Pictures thriller from Nightcrawler filmmaker Dan Gilroy.

The script, which Gilroy also wrote, centers on an awkward, reclusive lawyer, to be played by Washington, who has worked as a legal researcher in Los Angeles for decades. When his mentor passes away, he is recruited by a prestigious and more cutthroat law firm where he stumbles upon a case that changes his entire life.

Farrell will play the slick, money-focused lawyer who recruits the researcher to his firm.

Source: Press Release