‘Shadow Force’: Da’Vine Joy Randolph & Cliff “Method Man” Smith Join Joe Carnahan’s Action-Thriller For Lionsgate
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building) and Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Power Book II: Ghost) have signed on to star alongside Kerry Washington and Omar Sy in Lionsgate’s action-thriller Shadow Force, from director Joe Carnahan (Copshop).The film written by Leon Chills and Carnahan centers on Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy), who were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force.
They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.Details as to the roles Randolph and Smith will play haven’t been disclosed.
But Stephen “Dr.” Love is producing through his company Made with Love Media—which has an overall deal with Lionsgate—alongside Simpson Street’s Washington and Pilar Savano, and Sterling K.
Brown for Indian Meadows Productions. Kathy Atkinson, Indian Meadows’ Danielle Reardon, and Jennifer Wiley-Stockton are serving as EPs.Aaron Edmonds and Chisom Ude are overseeing Shadow Force for Lionsgate, with Quinn Curry overseeing the production for Made With Love Media.
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