17 May,2023 09:02 AM IST | Los Angeles | PTI
Dave Bautista. Pic/AFP
Hollywood star Dave Bautista will headline The Killer's Game, an upcoming action comedy from Lionsgate.
According to Deadline, the studio has acquired the worldwide rights to the project, which will be helmed by Day Shift director JJ Perry.
Based on author Jay Bonansinga's novel of the same title, 'The Killer's Game' follows veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorises a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow.
After ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.
ALSO READ
Is that former wrestler Dave Bautista wearing a pearl necklace at 2024 TIFF?
James Gunn celebrates 10 years of 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
My Spy: The Eternal City movie review | 'A rather forgettable sequel'
Dave Bautista takes on action-comedy role in 'The Killer's Game' trailer
Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista to star in Robert D Krzykowsk's 'Grendel'
Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg wrote the film, with James Coyne handling recent rewrites. The project will be produced by Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar, Steve Richards for Endurance Media and Kia Jam.
Bautista most recently reprised his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) role of Drax in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3,' the final installment in the film series.
Also Read: Cannes 2023: Harrison Ford to receive an honorary Palm d'Or, a tribute to Indiana Jones' legacy
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever