Samuel L. Jackson to star in The Fallen

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in firefighter drama THE FALLEN for writer/ director Brian Goodman.

The film follows the lives of a group of Boston firemen and deal with one of them becoming hooked on painkillers after an injury. Goodman is also responsible for the crime drama WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU.

“The script is good and Brian’s a good guy,” Jackson tells MTV. “Hopefully, that film will come together and I’ll be able to do it.”

“We'd like to work together.”