Editorial Staff
Lupita Nyongo’o is in negotiations to star in a remake of “The Killer” for Universal and eOne.
John Woo, who helmed the original actioner, is back at the helm.
Mark Gordon and Matt Jackson would produce the film, which the studio describes as a “blistering thriller that blends espionage with extraordinary stunts,” the remake centers on an assassin who is sworn to protect a young woman she accidentally blinded during a mob hit years prior.
Eran Creevy (”Collide”) rewrote the script based on an original draft by ”Cloverfield Lane”‘s Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken, and Brian Helgeland is being brought on to do a production pass.
The aim is to begin production later this year in France and Germany.
The original 1989 movie starred Chow Yun-Fat as the assassin.
Via ‘Deadline‘
