Christian Slater is to star in crime thriller `Guns, Girls and Gambling`
The 40-year-old `Lies and Illusions` actor - who won an MTV Movie Award in 1993 for his role in `Untamed Heart`- will be joined by `The Book of Eli` star Gary Oldman and Dane Cook in the new Michael Winnick-directed movie.
During the movie, a host of Elvis impersonators, modern cowboys, a corrupt sheriff, a 6ft tall blond assassin and a prostitute will all be seen racing to find an American Indian artefact, which was stolen during a poker game in a casino.
Slater - who has previously struggled with drink and drug addiction - will play a guy who joins an Elvis impersonator contest when he is drunk, while Oldman will feature as the contest`s mega-contender and Cook will play the part of the sheriff, according to Hollywood Reporter`s Heat Vision Blog.
Freefall Films will be producing and financing the indie flick, which is set to begin shooting on July 6.
Slater is also set to shoot `The Girl With the Red Riding Hood` later this year.
The father-of-two recently advised young stars should be aware of the trappings of fame.
He said: "Some of these guys don`t realise that there are a lot of traps you can fall into. I`m very fortunate that I have good people around me now who encourage me to give something back rather than just be selfish like I used to."
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