These days, Ray Winstone is preparing to become an overnight success after nearly thirty years in the business, thanks to the double-barreled blockbuster power of this week's "Beowulf" and next summer's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Now, to capitalize on his fifteen minutes, he's also aiming to become one of the "Minutemen."

"[I might do] a film called 'The Minutemen,'" the 50-year-old actor told us recently, revealing that he's in talks to star in the sure-to-be-controversial film about an attack on America. "It's an American indie film by the Nee Brothers. It's really good."

For those not scouring the trades on a daily basis, the so-called "Brothers Nee" are Adam and Aaron, two young writer/directors whose debut film "The Last Romantic" earned them film festival buzz last year. Written by Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson ("Dragonfly") and overseen by mega-producer Neal H. Moritz ("The Fast and the Furious" franchise), "Minutemen" will serve as a significant leap for the Brothers Nee, telling the tale of a small quarry town suddenly forced to defend the nation's command center against foreign invaders. Read more...