Meet the Latest Unconventional Action Hero: Adrien Brody

After a turn on the huge budget remake of King Kong, Adrien Brody had returned to his more low key, intellectual movies, but with the news breaking that Brody has signed on to star in the "Predators" reboot, Brody appears to enjoy the action genre

Variety reports that Brody's character will be a heroic mercenary who takes on the famous alien hunters. Perhaps even more surprising is that the actor and his people lobbied hard to join a movie franchise that has had far more B-Listers than actual Hollywood royalty in recent years. The fact that A-List director, writer, and producer Robert Rodriguez is set to produce this version of the franchise might have something to do with Brody wanting to join the project. Topher Grace, of "That 70s Show" fame is also rumored to be joining the cast as the "accountant-type" who deep down is a serial killer. With serious actors Tobey Maguire, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey, Jr. all making the jump into the realm of unconventional action stars, Brody could find himself gaining a new fan base, and platform to work off of. "Predators" will open nationwide on July, 9, 2010 and is set to begin production quite soon.