Here’s a movie boasting two reunions for Jason Statham. He’s already labored on The Beekeeper for director David Ayer. And he is connected to star in new motion film Levon’s Trade, which Ayer will direct from a script by Statham’s Expendables colleague Sylvester Stallone. And whereas the idea feels like an awfully acquainted one, the mix of expertise is definitely intriguing.
Stallone, who scored an Oscar nomination for Rocky in 1977 and most just lately scripted Rambo: Last Blood, tailored Levon’s Trade from the novel of the identical identify by comedian creator Chuck Dixon. The e book is the primary of 11 within the standard Levon Cade thriller collection. Stallone’s manufacturing firm had beforehand developed the concept as a TV collection, and the supply materials means there may be loads of scope for different films.
The movie will chart how Levon Cade (Statham) left his black ops days behind to work in development. He needs to stay a easy life and be a great father to his daughter.
But when his boss’s teenage daughter Jenny vanishes, he’s known as upon to re-employ the abilities that made him a legendary determine in his earlier gig. His hunt for the lacking faculty scholar takes him deep into the center of a sinister felony conspiracy creating a series response that may threaten his new lifestyle…
Black Bear and BlockMovie are promoting distribution rights to the movie at this yr’s AFM market. “I’m thrilled to be reuniting with a few of my most proficient and longstanding companions on Levon’s Trade,” says producer Bill Block. “I first labored with David Ayer on Fury and it was instantly clear that he’s a director on the very high of his sport. Jason and I’ve labored collectively on a lot of movies, and most just lately the three of us collaborated on The Beekeeper. Levon’s Trade goes to be one other spectacular motion film and I’m assured we’ve assembled the dream workforce to carry the primary novel on this celebrated collection to the large display.”
