Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021, D: Hughes) -- S: Reynolds, Jackson, Hayek
05-07-18, 10:41 AM
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021, D: Hughes) -- S: Reynolds, Jackson, Hayek
Millennium Films is lining up further assassination hijinks with a sequel to its 2017 hit The Hitman's Bodyguard.
Titled The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, the film is being touted on posters in Cannes, alongside other major franchise titles "coming soon" from the action specialists, including Angel Has Fallen, The Expendables 4, Rambo V and Mechanic 3.
While no script is yet available, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is described in the Cannes market catalog as "The Good. The Bad. And the Batshit cray." Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are believed to be reprising their roles, although the casting hasn't been confirmed, while Patrick Hughes is thought to be returning to the director's chair. Tom O'Conner – who wrote the original and has one of Cannes' hot market titles in his Cold War spy thriller Ironbark, with Benedict Cumberbatch attached to star – is working on the follow-up.
The 2017 original — starring Reynolds and Jackson, alongside Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek — became a global smash, topping the U.S. box office for three straight weeks and earning an overall haul of $177 million from a $30 million budget.
Titled The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, the film is being touted on posters in Cannes, alongside other major franchise titles "coming soon" from the action specialists, including Angel Has Fallen, The Expendables 4, Rambo V and Mechanic 3.
While no script is yet available, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is described in the Cannes market catalog as "The Good. The Bad. And the Batshit cray." Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are believed to be reprising their roles, although the casting hasn't been confirmed, while Patrick Hughes is thought to be returning to the director's chair. Tom O'Conner – who wrote the original and has one of Cannes' hot market titles in his Cold War spy thriller Ironbark, with Benedict Cumberbatch attached to star – is working on the follow-up.
The 2017 original — starring Reynolds and Jackson, alongside Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek — became a global smash, topping the U.S. box office for three straight weeks and earning an overall haul of $177 million from a $30 million budget.
05-07-18, 02:49 PM
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Definitely down for more of this. 
05-07-18, 03:54 PM
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re: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (D: Hughes) -- S: Reynolds, Jackson, Hayek
I liked the first one a lot so I’m down for a sequel. Reminds me I’ve wanted to pick up the Blu-ray but have been waiting for a price drop.
11-01-18, 12:33 PM
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Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek are officially returning for a “Hitman’s Bodyguard” sequel.
Lionsgate will release “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” in North America, the studio announced Thursday at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, Calif., where Millennium Media is handling sales. The original movie was released in late summer of 2017 and grossed $75.5 million stateside and more than $180 million globally.
In “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Reynolds played the titular bodyguard hired to protect a notorious hitman, portrayed by Jackson. The film follows the mismatched duo on a journey from London to the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands in order for the hitman to testify against an Eastern European dictator, played by Gary Oldman. Hayek portrayed the imprisoned wife of Jackson’s hitman.
Patrick Hughes will take on directing duties again from a script by Brandon and Phillip Murphy. The sequel follows bodyguard Michael Bryce (Reynolds) enlisted by Jackson and Hayek’s characters to join them on a mission along the Amalfi Coast. Production is expected to start in March.
Matt O’Toole and Les Weldon are producing for Millennium Media and Campbell Grobman Films. Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium and Lati Grobman and Christa Campbell of Campbell Grobman are executive producing. Joe Drake, Jason Constantine and Eda Kowan from Lionsgate negotiated the domestic deal for the film with Lerner and Greenstein from Millennium.
Lionsgate will release “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” in North America, the studio announced Thursday at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, Calif., where Millennium Media is handling sales. The original movie was released in late summer of 2017 and grossed $75.5 million stateside and more than $180 million globally.
In “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Reynolds played the titular bodyguard hired to protect a notorious hitman, portrayed by Jackson. The film follows the mismatched duo on a journey from London to the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands in order for the hitman to testify against an Eastern European dictator, played by Gary Oldman. Hayek portrayed the imprisoned wife of Jackson’s hitman.
Patrick Hughes will take on directing duties again from a script by Brandon and Phillip Murphy. The sequel follows bodyguard Michael Bryce (Reynolds) enlisted by Jackson and Hayek’s characters to join them on a mission along the Amalfi Coast. Production is expected to start in March.
Matt O’Toole and Les Weldon are producing for Millennium Media and Campbell Grobman Films. Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium and Lati Grobman and Christa Campbell of Campbell Grobman are executive producing. Joe Drake, Jason Constantine and Eda Kowan from Lionsgate negotiated the domestic deal for the film with Lerner and Greenstein from Millennium.
11-01-18, 01:00 PM
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Didn't love the first movie, but it was entertaining so look forward to this one... to watch at home.
11-04-18, 10:28 PM
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The first one was a much better movie than Ghostbusters, and deserved a higher box office take.
Looking forward to the second one.
Looking forward to the second one.
11-04-18, 10:45 PM
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First I'm hearing of this. Silly title, but loved the first movie. Reynolds and Jackson really played off each other well. One of the funniest films I've seen in quite some time. So I'm down for more.
03-01-19, 02:40 PM
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Frank Grillo Joins Ryan Reynolds in ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/h...lo-1203153306/
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/h...lo-1203153306/
03-11-19, 01:19 PM
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Morgan Freeman signs on: https://deadline.com/2019/03/morgan-...el-1202573489/
03-13-19, 02:41 PM
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Antonio Banderas, Richard E. Grant Board Lionsgate’s ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Sequel
https://deadline.com/2019/03/antonio...202575006/amp/
https://deadline.com/2019/03/antonio...202575006/amp/
03-13-19, 02:42 PM
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03-26-19, 01:00 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hopper, one of the stars of Netflix’s hit freshman series, The Umbrella Academy, has signed on for The Hitman’s Bodyguard sequel from Lionsgate and Millennium Media. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, and Richard E. Grant are returning for the follow-up along with director Patrick Hughes. Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, and Frank Grillo are also on board as filming is currently underway.
04-18-19, 12:55 PM
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That’s a wrap for me. Gonna miss kicking rocks with these two. Been down a lotta roads together. #hitmanswifesbodyguard @samuelljackson @salmahayek pic.twitter.com/jHgmuRxqvM
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 18, 2019
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04-18-19, 04:24 PM
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Re: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (D: Hughes) -- S: Reynolds, Jackson, Hayek
They film this in one month? Or was that first picture a while into shooting?
we know if this comes out this fall/winter, or will be held to next Feb/Mar?
we know if this comes out this fall/winter, or will be held to next Feb/Mar?
04-18-19, 04:34 PM
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Reynolds is wrapped. It doesn’t mean the whole film is.
It will get released in 2020.
It will get released in 2020.
04-18-19, 04:39 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hi...ard#Production
Note that Ryan Reynolds said that April 17 was a wrap for him. It could be that they frontloaded shooting scenes with him, and he's leaving before the shooting of the whole movie is complete. This sometimes happens with scheduling conflicts. Still, it's 5 weeks of shooting. It's not like they're making a CGI fest where they get through half a page a day.
05-01-20, 06:06 PM
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“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” has also been moved back a year. The sequel had originally been set to open this summer on Aug, 28, 2020, and will now debut on Aug. 28, 2021. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hopper, Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman.
03-30-21, 09:33 AM
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After Disney plopped its Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy from 20th Century Studios on August 13, a week before Lionsgate’s sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard which also stars Reynolds, it stood to reason the latter would move. The new date for the Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson sequel, which also stars Salma Hayek, is June 16.
04-13-21, 08:54 AM
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Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – Only In Theaters June 16, 2021! Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, with Antonio Banderas, and Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wright, Alice McMillan, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Tom Hopper, Blake Ritson, with Richard E. Grant
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek). As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman (Antonio Banderas). Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is Morgan Freeman as...well, you’ll have to see.
Lionsgate and Millennium Media present, a Millennium Media/Nu Boyana Film Studios production, in association with Campbell Grobman Films, and in association with Film i Vâst and Filmgate Films
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek). As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman (Antonio Banderas). Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is Morgan Freeman as...well, you’ll have to see.
Lionsgate and Millennium Media present, a Millennium Media/Nu Boyana Film Studios production, in association with Campbell Grobman Films, and in association with Film i Vâst and Filmgate Films
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04-15-21, 08:18 PM
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Re: Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021, D: Hughes) -- S: Reynolds, Jackson, Hayek
I loved the first one.
Not loving the preview for this one.
Don’t care for what I’m seeing from Hayak.
Not loving the preview for this one.
Don’t care for what I’m seeing from Hayak.
04-15-21, 11:13 PM
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I think it looks hilarious. The first one was a welcome surprise and it obviously made money. They're also keeping the body count high and the blood pouring.
05-13-21, 11:47 AM
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05-27-21, 12:48 PM
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Early screenings are starting June 11 and 12