Iko Uwais & Filmmaker Liam O'Donnell
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If it ain’t broke, then by hell don’t fix it. That’s the mantra today as Variety is dropping word that Skyline franchise filmmaker Liam O’Donnell is reuniting with his Beyond Skyline and upcoming Skyline: Warpath star Iko Uwais for a new siege thriller. The new project is called MRI, and it stars Uwais who is arguably one of the top talents of international action cinema today. Scroll below for all the intel on what will essentially be Uwais’ Die Hard scenario with insane action design!
“The plot centers on a broken-down hitman (Uwais) with a shattered family and a busted knee, who undergoes a routine MRI when the entire hospital is taken over by ruthless gangsters. Now, he’s the only man who can rescue their target, the daughter of a powerful crime boss, and somehow save the day, one agonizing step at a time. The script was written by Russell Hainline (Netflix’s “Hot Frosty”).” Per Variety
O’Donnell will, of course, direct with Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. acquiring the film’s international sales rights and they will be bringing MRI to this year’s American Film Market (AFM) which takes place next month. Strong Island as well as Uwais Pictures is set to produce.
“Iko’s sheer charisma, soulful depth and insane work ethic makes him every director’s dream,” O’Donnell said. “After such a great experience with Strong Island on ‘Alphas,’ I felt ‘MRI’ would be the perfect project for us all to take things to the next level.”
Skyline: Warpath hasn’t even hit yet but word of mouth buzz is already generating the desired excitement amongst genre fans looking for insane, gravity defying action and fight choreography. MRI looks to capitalize on the current trend of delivering Asian laced action and excitement in the west and Uwais has the goods to make it happen along with an accomplished and seasoned filmmaker like O’Donnell.
“With the dominance of Asian-themed content in the marketplace, we feel ‘MRI’ is an ardent throwback to the classic martial arts films of the 1970s made for audiences born in the 2000s,” added Tuffin, whose recent credits include a string of box office and streaming hits including “Peppermint,” “Canary Black,” “Freelance” and “Sound of Freedom,” as well as such upcoming releases as the high seas actioner “Alphas” and the period action/thriller “The Butler,” starring Jean Reno and Tom Hollander.
Iko Uwais is just getting started and with that, make sure you have it locked and loaded right here for all the fresh intel on Skyline: Warpath, MRI and all future Iko Uwais projects as we are the ultimate destination for your action fix!
