Chadwick Boseman has found his next project to follow his turn as Wakanda’s protector The Black Panther in this year’s blockbuster film and subsequent Marvel movies.
STXFilms announced on Wednesday that the actor will star in the studio’s upcoming action thriller “17 Bridges.” Boseman will also produce the film alongside his writing and producing partner Logan Coles.
The film follows a disgraced NYPD detective (Boseman) who, after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption. It goes into production in September.
Brian Kirk (“Luther,” “Game of Thrones”) will direct from a script written by Adam Mervis (“The Philly Kid”).
“Avengers: Infinity War” directors Joe and Anthony Russo are set to produce and Mike Larocca will executive produce the film under their AGBO banner.
“STX has assembled a dream team of collaborators on ’17 Bridges,’ bringing together the global talents behind two of the biggest action films ever made to give audiences a thrilling new take on the race against the clock crime-drama,” said STXFilms Chairman Adam Fogelson in a statement. “Chadwick Boseman’s razor-sharp instincts and undeniable charisma captivated millions of people around the world in ‘Black Panther,’ and Joe and Anthony Russo have breathed a new energy into the action genre with films like ‘Avengers: Infinity War.'”
STXfilms’ SVP of Production Drew Simon and Director of Development Kate Vorhoff will oversee the film’s production.
In addition to starring in “Black Panther” and “Infinity War,” Boseman has had leading turns in biopics “42,” “Get on Up” and “Marshall.”
Boseman and Coles are also set to produce the film adaptation of Hakeem Oluseyi’s memoir “The Stars in My Soul,” which has been picked up by Working Title. The duo worked together on 2016’s “Message From the King,” which Boseman starred in and executive produced and Coles co-produced.
Boseman is repped by Greene & Associates, Management 360 and Ziffren Brittenham, and Coles is also repped by Management 360.
The Russo brothers are repped by WME, Kirk is repped by CAA, Grandview, Independent Talent (UK) and Gang Tyre, and Mervis is repped by APA, CAA, and Sloane Offer.
The Most 2018 Movies of 2018 So Far, From 'Infinity War' to 'The First Purge' (Photos)
While Hollywood hasn't quite switched over to full-on nihilism mode like it did in the Bush years -- yet -- we have gotten a few studio pictures this year that more or less capture the vibe of living under President Donald Trump in 2018 -- intentionally or not. Warning: there are spoilers ahead for most of these movies. Also there's political commentary.
"Avengers: Infinity War" -- A crazy, shocking, potentially world-shattering threat emerges, boasting heavy support from religious fundamentalists and spouting cliche Republican talking points about resource allocation and the need for a strongman to make decisions for everyone -- and wins. Trump's America is basically Thanos' entire universe.
"Fifty Shades Freed" -- The "Fifty Shades" finale is basically the story of the extremely rich Christian Grey learning an important life lesson -- that he, as an orphan, potentially would have turned into a murderous psycho had he not been adopted by a rich family -- and then turning around and having kids the normal way with Ana because those orphans aren't my kids.
"The First Purge" -- Given his open support for literal murderous dictators, it seems likelier with every new “Purge” movie that Donald Trump is going to want to institute the Purge IRL, right? It would be a bit on the nose but, well, he is President On The Nose. Plus, a major plot point has the government call in Russian support to interfere with an internal matter.
"Gringo" -- The story of a nice and normal immigrant man with a normal white collar job who really just wants to live a normal life without anyone bothering him -- and so, of course, everyone tries to kill him. This is what living in 2018 America feels like.
"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" -- Some people have argued to me that "Fallen Kingdom" is bad because the bad people in these movies seem to get even dumber and do more inexplicable things with every new "Jurassic" installment. And to that I say: Donald Trump is president, so you may be holding movies to a higher standard of credibility than you are the reality of 2018.
"Pacific Rim: Uprising" -- The world is almost destroyed by a guy who is secretly the puppet of foreign monsters. Hmm.
"A Quiet Place" -- We finally figured out a way to defeat the monsters -- purely by accident and only after most of humanity was already wiped out. A vision of our future?
"Red Sparrow" -- A really resourceful woman uses all her considerable subterfuge skills to outsmart hordes of predatory men and remove a single corrupt Russian government official from office. A heroic #resistance effort, and probably the best possible resolution to the situation -- and probably one that won't do much to help anyone in the near term. But maybe someday!
"Sicario: Day of the Soldado" -- Maybe this type of "look at the secret bad things the government is doing!" story doesn't quite translate to Trump's America. But at the same time it's not hard to imagine Trump watching this movie and thinking invading Mexico to fight the cartels is a good idea.
"Tyler Perry's Acrimony" -- This movie has a really clever conceit -- a crazy person narrates her life story, painting herself as the good guy while the movie itself is showing the truth of her badness. It's basically what watching any Trump speech feels like.
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These are the Hollywood movies that most capture the vibe of America in 2018
While Hollywood hasn't quite switched over to full-on nihilism mode like it did in the Bush years -- yet -- we have gotten a few studio pictures this year that more or less capture the vibe of living under President Donald Trump in 2018 -- intentionally or not. Warning: there are spoilers ahead for most of these movies. Also there's political commentary.
