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John Woo will return to direct “The Killer” after all.
Following over a decade of discussions around the English-language adaptation of his 1989 classic film, Woo confirmed that he will helm a reimagining for Peacock in collaboration with Universal Pictures. “The Killer” is about a seasoned assassin who takes on one last job, during which he accidentally blinds a nightclub singer. In order to pay for an operation to fix her sight, the killer for hire agrees to assassinate a high-ranking triad boss, just as the police are tracking him down. Chow Yun-fat, Sally Yeh, and Danny Lee star in the original
2018, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o was set to lead a gender-swapped remake as the assassin; there has been no word yet on official casting for the Peacock Original. The new version will arrive on the streamer next year.
Per Peacock, “celebrated action auteur John Woo returns to reimagine and direct his own classic” for the streamer, which has boasted “exceptional growth” during the first quarter of 2022, topping rival streaming network Netflix
Additional Peacock Original films announced for 2023 as part of the Universal Pictures collaboration include “Shooting Stars,” LeBron James’ first installment under his NBCUniversal production deal alongside Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Company. “Shooting Stars” follows James’ origin story as a high school basketball player and is currently being filmed in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Academy Award nominees Rachel Winter and Terence Winter are also producing along with The SpringHill Company.
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Following over a decade of discussions around the English-language adaptation of his 1989 classic film, Woo confirmed that he will helm a reimagining for Peacock in collaboration with Universal Pictures. “The Killer” is about a seasoned assassin who takes on one last job, during which he accidentally blinds a nightclub singer. In order to pay for an operation to fix her sight, the killer for hire agrees to assassinate a high-ranking triad boss, just as the police are tracking him down. Chow Yun-fat, Sally Yeh, and Danny Lee star in the original
2018, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o was set to lead a gender-swapped remake as the assassin; there has been no word yet on official casting for the Peacock Original. The new version will arrive on the streamer next year.
Per Peacock, “celebrated action auteur John Woo returns to reimagine and direct his own classic” for the streamer, which has boasted “exceptional growth” during the first quarter of 2022, topping rival streaming network Netflix
Additional Peacock Original films announced for 2023 as part of the Universal Pictures collaboration include “Shooting Stars,” LeBron James’ first installment under his NBCUniversal production deal alongside Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Company. “Shooting Stars” follows James’ origin story as a high school basketball player and is currently being filmed in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Academy Award nominees Rachel Winter and Terence Winter are also producing along with The SpringHill Company.
John Woo Set to Finally Remake His Own Classic ‘The Killer’ — for Peacock
Woo has been in the works on an English language reimagining of his 1989 classic for over a decade.
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