‘The Killer’: John Woo To Direct Remake Of His Classic Action Film That Will Debut On Peacock In 2023

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Legendary action director John Woo is making quite the Hollywood comeback. He’s currently working with actor Joel Kinnaman (“The Killing,” “The Suicide Squad“) for his new western pic “Silent Night” that is already in production, but another high-profile project will see the Hong Kong filmmaker take a crack at remaking one of his seminal movies from the 1980s.

Peacock has officially announced today that Woo will direct a new film based on his Hong Kong action classic, “The Killer,” a film that follows an isolated assassin who pines for a woman he blinded during a previous hit and is one of the more action-packed films the director made before heading to Hollywood to make things like “Face/Off.” Not only that, but the film from Universal Pictures will debut on the streaming service sometime in 2023 which will also see the LeBron James origin story “Shooting Star” and the church choir drama “Praise This.” READ MORE: John Woo Directing Action Pic ‘Silent Night’ Starring Joel Kinnaman After Nearly 20 Year Hiatus From American Projects Woo’s new film is being referred to as a “reimagining” which likely means they’ll be attempting an English version, potentially with western actors.

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