Bean completed a one-hour pilot, "Faceless", for US television. He has also appeared in "Outlaw", an independent British production, and a remake of 1986 horror film, "The Hitcher" (released in January 2007); here he used an American accent again. In 2009, he appeared in the "Red Riding" trilogy as the malevolent John Dawson. He also appeared in "" (2010), playing the role of Zeus, the king of Mount Olympus and god of the sky, thunder, and lightning. Also that year, Bean starred in "Cash", playing the lead role of Pyke Kubic, a dangerous man determined to recover his wealth in a bad economy. "Cash" explored the role money plays in today's hard economic times. Bean also played the villain's twin brother, Reese.