THE MATADOR Opens in NY/LA December 23, 2005

When a traveling salesman, Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear), accidentally meets up with Julian (Pierce Brosnan), "a facilitator of fatalities," at a Mexico City bar, their subsequent evening together intertwines their lives in an unexpected, but lasting bond. Each one is facing what could be a life-changing moment, and though they ostensibly have nothing in common, they're drawn together.

When the twists and turns of fate are revealed, it becomes clear that Shepard has crafted an enormously entertaining work that takes the hit-man film and spins it on its head while creating a funny and strangely poignant story that is original and genuinely moving. With an outrageously unique performance by Brosnan, the film features great turns by Kinnear and Hope Davis.

Written and directed by Richard Shepard, the film stars Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis and also starring Phillip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker, Adam Scott. The film is produced by Pierce Brosnan and Beau St. Clair, and Sean Furst and Bryan Furst. Bob Yari and Mark Gordon are executive producers, along with Adam Merims, Andreas Thiesmeyer, Josef Lautenschlager and Andy Reimer.