Hollywood star Keanu Reeves will join Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong Seok, in an English-language remake of the 2019 Korean crime thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.
The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets reported on October 20th that Reeves and Don Lee are set to star in the upcoming film, which will be directed by James Wan.
The original film, directed by Lee Won Tae, premiered in 2019 and was invited to the Midnight Screenings section of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. It follows a police officer and a crime boss who team up to track down a serial killer.
James Wan will also produce the remake alongside Michael Clear and Jason Blum of Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. Ma Dong Seok will serve as a producer through his company, Big Punch Pictures. Sylvester Stallone and D. Matt Geller will produce through Balboa Productions.
Chris S. Lee of B&C Group and Jang Won Seok, CEO of BA Entertainment, are also part of the production team.
The screenplay will be written by Eric Pearson, known for Thunderbolts and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Pearson developed the latest draft based on earlier versions written by Shay Hatten, known for Resident Evil, and Brian Helgeland, whose credits include A Knight’s Tale and L.A. Confidential.
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