Lionsgate Acquires Thomas Jane and John Malkovich Action-Thriller ‘One Ranger’

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and online influencer Alexis Ren has signed on to star in Latency, a gamer action thriller written and directed by James Croke.

Oscar and Emmy winner Viola Davis (The Woman King) will produce and star in the upcoming feature G20, from Amazon Studios and MRC Film.

AGC International has inked a raft of key international deals on the action-thriller The Silent Hour, starring Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong.

The Quad alongside Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor and his production shingle Bach Enterprises has set July 10 as their official start date for their next project “Miles Ryder Part One,” the companies announced on Thursday.The feature film “Miles Ryder Part One” is described as a “John Wick” meets “Nobody”-style action thriller and centers on Miles Ryder, an everyday man who is forced to confront his mysterious and violent past, which he has long kept secret. After a brutal attack threatens to expose him and his hidden past, Ryder’s hidden combat talent and almost supernatural fighting abilities are put to the test as he attempts to save his family and potentially the world from a dark force with a nefarious motive.“Mortal Kombat’s” Greg Russo wrote the screenplay and is continuing to work on the project with the team.The character is based on a short that Bachelor wrote, directed, and starred in, off of which he and his team worked closely with the Quad and its team to develop the action film, which is being eyed as the first in a franchise.Ryan Kavanaugh, Amy Kim and Jaime Burke will be producing from the Quad alongside Andrew Bachelor, Christina Bachelor, and Gary Glushon will produce via Bach Enterprises.

British actor Mark Strong (Kingsman) has signed on to star opposite Joel Kinnaman in the action thriller The Silent Hour for AGC Studios and Meridian Pictures.

EXCLUSIVE: Raven Banner Entertainment has boarded action thriller Trigger (Topakk), directed by the Philippines’ Richard Somes, to executive produce and handle international sales. 

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has pre-bought North American rights to under-the-radar Pretty Boy Floyd biopic Good Side Of A Bad Man, which begins principal photography today in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Principal photography has begun in Croatia on the action thriller Canary Black, starring Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend (Anatomy of a Scandal). Production has also shared the first-look image from the project, which you can check out above. 

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Whitesell (Hold the Dark) and Daniel Jun (The Fall of the House of Usher) have boarded Monarch Media’s thriller Valiant One in supporting roles. The pair will star alongside the previously announced Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, Desmin Borges and Callan Mulvey.

EXCLUSIVE: We have heard that Aaron Eckhart is now the lead of Bee Holder and Concourse Media’s spy action thriller movie Chief of Station, which is being directed by Jesse V. Johnson.

EXCLUSIVE: Russian model and actor Sasha Luss has signed on to star in Latency, a gamer-action thriller written and directed by James Croke. 

Married At First Sight UK star Thomas Hartley took to Instagram to apologise for 'sickening' comments he made about his co-stars while he was a guest on a podcast.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) is set to star in and executive-produce Nar, a character-driven action-thriller, which WME International is launching for world sales ahead of next week’s AFM in LA.

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Lionsgate has acquired the upcoming action-thriller One Ranger, which stars Thomas Jane and John Malkovich.

EXCLUSIVE: Antonia Thomas, former fan favorite on The Good Doctor, and Red Oaks’ Craig Roberts are leading an Apple TV+ British comedy series about insomniacs from I May Destroy You producer Various Artists Limited.