According to Collider, the film’s plot revolves around a small-town carpenter (Jackman) whose young daughter and best friend are kidnapped. After the cops fail to find them, he takes the law into his own hands, kidnapping the man he suspects is responsible. But as his friend and daughter's captivity continues, the carpenter begins to have doubts that he has the right man. Dano is set to play a neighbor who has the mental capacity of a 10-year old and has a very sweet disposition, but may hide the personality of a killer.
28-year-old Dano is enjoying a good run of form at the moment as he can currently be seen in the time-travelling sci-fi adventure Looper, as well as having recently starred in the critically acclaimed indie film Ruby Sparks alongside his real life girlfriend Zoe Kazan. Dano will next be seen in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave with Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender. Filming for Prisoners is scheduled to begin in Atlanta in January 2013.
