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Lionsgate UK Takes the Reigns on ‘Blitz’, Tackles Statham
Jason Statham is in final negotiations to star in Blitz, a London-set thriller about a serial killer targeting police officers. He will play a tough, uncompromising cop assigned the task of tracking down the killer. Paddy Considine will play his partner. Elliott Lester will be directing from a screenplay by Nathan Parker. In an interesting turn of events, Lionsgate U.K. is fully financing the project, which is an adaptation of Ken Bruen’s bestseller of the same name. The project begins lensing Aug. 10 in London. Statham Recently starred in Crank 2: High Voltage for Lionsgate, and also toplined the Transporter franchise.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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