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‘The Raid: Redemption’ Remake Loses its Director and Distributor
XYZ Films’ remake of The Raid: Redemption appears to be in a little bit of trouble as distributor/production company Screen Gems (and its parent company Sony) has pulled out of the project. If that weren’t bad enough, director Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3) has also announced his departure.
The remake was set to star both Frank Grillo and Taylor Kitsch, although the latter has left the movie since we announced its postponement.
Based upon Gareth Evans’ 2011 film of the same name, The Raid: Redemption follows an elite SWAT-like team that raids an apartment complex that is holding a powerful and extremely dangerous drug lord. When the team’s cover is blown, they become targets of everyone in the building. The remake is said to take place in the near future, according to Tracking-Board.
Hughes is now set to film The Storm Warning, which tells the tale of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race disaster, which occurred in 1998 and saw six people die and five yachts sink.
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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