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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has transformed into John Creasy, nan main characteristic successful nan upcoming Netflix bid Man connected Fire, revealed successful a first-look photograph (below) released connected Tuesday.
The eight-episode streaming play is an adjustment based connected A.J. Quinnell’s Man connected Fire and The Perfect Kill, nan first 2 books successful Quinnell’s five-book series.
Man connected Fire tells nan communicative of John Creasy, a high-functioning and skilled Special Forces Mercenary, known for surviving moreover nan astir desolate of situations. When viewers meet Creasy, he is now plagued pinch aggravated PTSD. Determined to flooded his individual demons, he sets retired connected a way to redemption. But earlier he tin set to this caller life, he finds himself backmost successful nan fire, fighting harder than ever.
Shown pinch a weapon successful manus and looking disheveled, Creasy seems for illustration he’s been done hellhole and back.
The formed besides includes Billie Boullet, Bobby Cannavale, Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, and Paul Ben-Victor.
The characteristic of Creasy was famously portrayed by Denzel Washington successful nan movie adjustment of nan book bid released successful 2004, directed and produced by Tony Scott. Before that, an Italian thriller was released connected nan large surface successful 1987, directed by Élie Chouraqui, besides titled Man connected Fire. The main characteristic was named Christian Creasy, and was played by Scott Glenn.
Kyle Killen (Fear Street) is nan writer, executive shaper and showrunner. Executive producers see Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, and Natalie Lehmann for New Regency Productions, which controls nan authorities to nan IP and financed nan 2004 film; Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Tracey Cook for Chernin Entertainment; and Killen and Scott Pennington for Chapter Eleven. Caple, Ed McDonnell, Michael Polaire, and Abdul-Mateen II will besides executive nutrient alongside Stacy Perskie for RedRum.
