Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
| The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | |
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| Directed by | Patrick Hughes |
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| Story by | Tom O'Connor |
| Based on | Characters by Tom O'Connor |
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| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Music by | Atli Örvarsson |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O'Connor and Brandon and Phillip Murphy. It is a sequel to the 2017 film The Hitman's Bodyguard. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hopper, Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman.
It is scheduled to be released on August 20, 2021, by Lionsgate.
Premise
Four years after the events of the original film, bodyguard Michael Bryce continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid as they embark on a new adventure to save Sonia, Darius's wife, from new threats.
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds as Michael Bryce
- Bartol Grozdek as young Michael Bryce
- Samuel L. Jackson as Darius Kincaid
- Salma Hayek as Sonia Kincaid
- Frank Grillo
- Antonio Banderas
- Morgan Freeman
- Richard E. Grant as Mr. Seifert
- Tom Hopper as Magnusson
- Kristofer Kamiyasu as Zento
- Gabriella Wright as Veronika
Production
In May 2018, it was announced that Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek were in early talks to reprise their roles for a sequel to 2017 film The Hitman's Bodyguard, titled The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, with plans to begin filming later in the year. While Lionsgate was in talks to take the United States rights, with Patrick Hughes also in talks to return for directing duties.[1] In November 2018, Lionsgate acquired the US rights from Millennium Films, while Matt O'Toole and Les Weldon would produce the film through Millennium and Campbell Grobman Films, and Hughes would return to direct the film from the script by Tom O'Connor.[2] Reynolds, Jackson, and Hayek also officially signed on to star in the sequel.[3] In March 2019, Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas and Tom Hopper joined the cast of the film, with Richard E. Grant reprising his role from the first.[4][5][6][7]
Filming began on March 2, 2019 in Europe.[2][8] Filming took place in Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and United Kingdom.
Release
It is scheduled to be released on August 20, 2021, after being delayed from an original release date of August 28, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
References
- ^ Andreas Wiseman (May 7, 2018). "Lionsgate Circling Sequel To 'Hitman's Bodyguard' With Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson In Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (November 1, 2018). "AFM: Lionsgate to Release 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' Sequel Stateside (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ McNary, Dave (November 1, 2018). "Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson to Return for 'Hitman's Bodyguard' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (March 1, 2019). "Frank Grillo Joins Ryan Reynolds in 'Hitman's Bodyguard' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 11, 2019). "Morgan Freeman Joins Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson In 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 13, 2019). "Antonio Banderas, Richard E. Grant Board Liongate's 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 26, 2019). "'The Umbrella Academy's Tom Hopper Joins 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' Sequel At Lionsgate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard". Production List. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Mcclintock, Pamela (December 19, 2019). "'Hitman's Bodyguard 2' Bound for Late August 2020 Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2020/05/ryan-reynolds-hitmans-wifes-bodyguard-spiral-barb-and-star-more-2021-release-dates-lionsgate-coronavirus-1202923868/
