John Woo Returning to Hollywood With Motion Film Silent Night time, Starring Joel Kinnaman

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A brand new motion film from celebrated director John Woo is on its method, starring Joel Kinnaman.In accordance with Deadline, Kinnaman, who lately starred in The Suicide Squad, has been solid within the main position of Silent Night time, a brand new no-dialogue motion film which sees Hong Kong director John Woo return to Hollywood.The film, which is alleged to be “and not using a phrase of dialogue”, shall be John Woo’s first US motion film in a long time, because the 2003 Ben Affleck flick, Paycheck.In accordance with Deadline’s sources, the plot will revolve round a father who heads into the felony underworld to avenge his younger son’s demise. Though little else is thought concerning the film, trade patrons are apparently “buzzing” about John Woo’s return to Hollywood.The movie is at present in negotiations to be financed by Captone, with John Wick producers Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri, and Lori Tilkin on board to supply alongside Joe Gatta and Ruzanna Kegeyan from Capstone.Though Joel Kinnaman will presumably take the title position, no different casting information has been introduced. Nonetheless, extra casting is at present underway.John Woo is maybe finest identified for his late 90s motion flicks, together with Damaged Arrow, Face/Off and Mission Unattainable II. Face/Off, which starred Nic Cage and John Travolta in an identity-swapping motion caper, is reportedly getting a sequel from Godzilla v. Kong director, Adam Wingard. Initially considered a remake, the upcoming Face/Off film will as a substitute proceed the story of John Woo’s 1997 cult traditional.“I might by no means make a remake of Face Off,” stated Wingard in an interview with IGN. “I might by no means make a reboot. I’ve seen lots of people, even after I stated that this can be a direct sequel, they hold calling it a reboot hybrid sequel or remake hybrid sequel. It is none of that.”“That is Face Off Two,” he harassed. “And I can not say what which means precisely, however that is both going to be the definitive follow-up to that film and the whole lot that entails, or I am not going to make it, as a result of the whole lot’s obtained to line up completely.”Though Wingard confirmed again in February that the script for Face/Off II was nearly full, little has been heard concerning the mission since.