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EXCLUSIVE: In nan caller action-thriller from John Wick shaper Thunder Road, Gerard Butler is group to play a sniper who receives an anonymous threat over the radio and must title against a ticking timepiece successful bid to prevention his family and 70,000 fans astatine nan biggest sporting arena connected nan globe – nan World Cup.
Black Bear is launching income connected nan fun-sounding throwback movie astatine nan upcoming Cannes marketplace wherever it joins a fewer different packages successful nan $70-80M range.
From a script by Aaron Benjamin and based connected real-life operatives, pic is being produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee astatine Thunder Road, Gerard Butler, and Alan Siegel for G-BASE (Den of Thieves), and Steve Klinsky for Untravelled Worlds (Manhattan Night). Jon Hersh and Mahal Sourgose will executive produce.
The movie will is owed to statesman accumulation successful early 2027. The head attachment is successful process. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic.
Butler is 1 of nan fewer dependable action staples astatine markets complete nan past decade positive and is known for nan Has Fallen, Greenland, Den Of Thieves and How To Train Your Dragon franchises.
Benjamin is simply a screenwriter and short communicative author. His action thriller characteristic script The Zone, has Paula Patton starring and Wade Eastwood directing. His thriller spec She Seems Nice is successful improvement pinch Bread & Circuses Entertainment, which he adapted from his short story. He antecedently wrote Maverick, a biopic astir John McCain’s clip arsenic a POW.
Butler is represented by CAA and Alan Siegel Entertainment. Benjamin is represented by Verve and Night Drive Management.
