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Tommy Lee Jones replaces Harrison Ford in The Burial

By Renee Hansen

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Tommy Lee Jones and Dawn Laurel-Jones attend the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Ad Astra" at The Cinerama Dome on September 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Tommy Lee Jones and Dawn Laurel-Jones attend the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Ad Astra" at The Cinerama Dome on September 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) /
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Amazon’s drama The Burial has made a massive change in casting. Tommy Lee Jones has now filled a role that was to be filled by Harrison Ford.

Deadline has reported this change, and Jones will now star alongside Jamie Foxx. Maggie Betts will direct a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright. Foxx will also produce with Amazon Studios, Bobby Shriver Inc., and Double Nickel Entertainment’s Adam Richman & Jenette Kahn.

The film follows a story published in 1999 in The New Yorker by Jonathan Harr about a 1990s funeral home and some legal battles it encountered. Funeral director Ray Loewen and Mississippi businessman Jeremiah O’Keefe had a deal, made over a handshake. When the deal goes south, a legal battle ensues, and O’Keefe hires flamboyant attorney Willie Gary and wins $500 million, and this would send Loewen’s company into bankruptcy.

Tommy Lee Jones to star in Amazon’s The Burial

It hasn’t been specified what role Jones will play, and Foxx will play the attorney Willie Gary. So far, this is the only casting news that has been released for the film.

Most recently, Jones starred in Wander with Aaron Eckhart. This thriller tells the tale of two conspiracy theorists investigating a suspicious murder in the small town of Wander, Mexico. This movie is available on Amazon Prime.

Jones also recently starred in The Comeback Trail that premiered at the 2020 Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival but has yet to be released in the US. This film stars, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Emile Hirsch, Eddie Griffin, Kate Katzman, Blerim Destani, and Joel Michaely.

Foxx’s most recent TV series Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! is a Netflix series created by Foxx with Jim Patterson. He also has many upcoming projects, including Spider-Man: No Way Home, God Is a Bullet, Groove Tails, and Tyson. 

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Keep watching Amazon Advisor as we will keep you updated on any news around Jones and Foxx’s newest project, The Burial. 

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