The Italian Job Charlie Croker that they have come to an agreement to "divide Europe" and that the gold must be given back to the Italians. Since 2000, there have been two remakes of the film. The first was released in 2003 and also called "The Italian Job", set in Los Angeles and starring Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker. It features Donald Sutherland as John Bridger, played as more of a father figure to Croker. It employs the updated Mini Cooper for a chase towards the end. An official Bollywood remake of the 2003 film, called "Players", was released in 2012. There is
The Italian Job (2003 film) director remarked that "[the Mini Coopers are] part of the cast." Gray wanted the film to be as realistic as possible; accordingly, the actors did most of their own stunts, and computer-generated imagery was used very sparingly. The second unit, under director Alexander Witt and cinematographer Josh Bleibtreu, filmed establishing shots, the Venice canal chase sequence, and the Los Angeles chase sequence over a period of 40 days. Filming on location posed some challenges. The opening heist sequence in Venice, Italy, was strictly monitored by the local authorities, due to the high speeds the boats were driven at. The frigid