Nolte Hangs With Parker

Nick Nolte has joined the cast of Taylor Hackford's actioner Parker say the cast via Twitter.

The film adapts late author Donald Westlake's Parker novel series, in which Jason Statham plays a thief who follows a strict moral code who's willing to kill if crossed.

Jennifer Lopez plays Leslie, a woman who gets involved with Parker as he executes a heist. Michael Chiklis is signed on to play the villain Clifton Collins Jr. (Star Trek, Capote) and Wendell Pierce co-star

Hackford directs from an adapted script by John J. McLaughlin ("Black Swan").

Hackford, Steven Chasman, Les Alexander, Sidney Kimmel and Jonathan Mitchell will produce

Production is underway