The Furious has become this year's standout action movie, praised by both critics and moviegoers.Now, its director, Kenji Tanigaki, is working on his next original action film.
This new movie is called The Reckoner, and it's being written by Derek Kolstad, who also wrote the John Wick movies.
Peter Dinklage is set to star in it, but the story details are still secret.Lionsgate, the company that bought The Furious from the Toronto Film Festival last year, has signed on for The Reckoner.Anthony and Joe Russo’s production company, AGBO, will be producing the film.
Kolstad and Dinklage are also producing the movie along with other AGBO team members, including Angela Russo-Otstot, Michael Disco, Kassee Whiting, and David Ginsberg.
They are doing this under their own company, Estuary Films.The Russos will be executive producers.James Myers and Pavan Kalidindi will handle the project for Lionsgate.
The Reckoner is the latest project between Lionsgate and AGBO, which is also working on the upcoming John Rambo movie directed by Jalmari Helander and starring Noah Centineo.
Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group president, Erin Westerman, said, "One of the most rewarding parts of what we do is discovering filmmakers with distinctive voices, bringing their work to wider theatrical audiences and partnering with them as they take on projects of greater scale and ambition.
That's exactly what excites us about Kenji Tanigaki.The Furious showcases a singular filmmaking talent, and we're thrilled to reunite with our friends at AGBO to bring his bold vision for The Reckoner to audiences worldwide."
AGBO's chief creative officer, Russo-Otstot, added, "Derek Kolstad and Peter Dinklage came to us with a world we hadn't encountered before—original, action-packed, and with genuine soul.
The moment we saw what Kenji Tanigaki did with The Furious, his take on action so unique and engaging, we knew immediately he was the only director who could take this vision and bring it to life.We couldn't be more thrilled to be bringing this remarkable collection of talent together with Lionsgate, whose commitment to bold, character-driven filmmaking makes them the perfect partner for this project." In addition to Rambo, AGBO's upcoming projects include Netflix's The Whisper Man, Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday, and the third Extraction film.
The Furious follows Wang Wei, played by Xie Miao, whose daughter is kidnapped by a criminal group.
He teams up with Navin, played by Joe Taslim, a journalist whose wife has gone missing, and they go on a mission to find his daughter.The movie made over $6 million at home and over $31 million worldwide.Lionsgate had the worldwide rights except for mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Tanigaki, who is also an award-winning stunt and fight coordinator and choreographer, is represented by Gersh and XYZ.
Dinklage is currently filming the second season of FX's acclaimed Alien: Earth.He is represented by CAA and Jackoway Austen.Kolstad is represented by UTA, Circle Management + Production, and Behr Abramson.He recently wrote and produced the Bob Odenkirk movies Normal and Nobody 2.
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