Claim: Donald Sutherland is in The Italian Job as an actor.

The Italian Job is a 2003 American heist film directed by F. Gary Gray , written by Wayne and Donna Powers and produced by Donald DeLine . The film stars Mark Wahlberg , Charlize Theron , Jason Statham , Edward Norton , Seth Green , Mos Def and Donald Sutherland . It is an American remake of the 1969 British film of the same name , and is about a team of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who double-crossed them . Despite the shared title , the plot and characters of this film differ from those of its source material ; Gray described the film as `` an homage to the original . ''   Most of the film was shot on location in Venice and Los Angeles , where canals and streets , respectively , were temporarily shut down during principal photography . Distributed by Paramount Pictures , The Italian Job was theatrically released in the United States on May 30 , 2003 , and grossed over $ 176 million worldwide . Critical response was generally positive , with publications highlighting the action sequences . A sequel , The Brazilian Job , has reportedly been in development since 2004 , but has yet to be produced as of 2017 .