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Vertical has acquired U.S. authorities successful an early pre-sale woody to Oscar-nominee Andrew Niccol’s crime thriller Lords of War from Oscar-winning workplace Vendôme Pictures (CODA), who produced and financed nan film.
Vertical will show disconnected nan pic’s footage astatine CinemaCon adjacent week successful Las Vegas, up of a planned 2027 theatrical release.
The sequel to nan 2005 movie, Lord of War, which starred Oscar victor Nicolas Cage, sees nan character reprising his domiciled arsenic Yuri Orlov, nan world’s astir notorious arms dealer. When Yuri discovers he has a son, Anton (Bill Skarsgård), a ruthless mercenary mastermind bent connected surpassing his begetter by building a backstage service and exploiting America’s wars successful nan Middle East, he is thrust into a deadly conflict for legacy. What originates arsenic a shocking revelation ignites a fierce father-son rivalry fueled by power, ambition, and betrayal – pinch nan world arms waste and acquisition hanging successful nan balance. Lord of War grossed $72M astatine nan world container office.
Lords of War precocious wrapped accumulation successful Morocco, and was written and directed by Niccol. Pic besides stars Laura Harrier (White Men Can’t Jump), Sylvia Hoeks (A Sacrifice), and Greg Tarzan Davis (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning).
The movie was produced by Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced nan original, for Vendôme Pictures, Niccol, Cage for Saturn Films, and executive produced by Skarsgård, Alice Dawson, Fifth Season’s Graham Taylor and Christopher Slager, and Vertical’s Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey.
The woody was negotiated by Jarowey connected behalf of Vertical and by Vendôme Pictures and CAA Media Finance connected behalf of nan filmmakers. International income are being handled by FilmNation Entertainment.
