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Nimród Antal to direct Liam Neeson in upcoming thriller
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Hungarian director Nimród Antal is going to direct Liam Neeson in upcoming thriller Retribution. Shooting will start in the spring in Berlin.
Studiocanal, The Picture Company and Jaume Collet-Serra’s Ombra Productions have set Nimród Antal to direct Liam Neeson in Retribution – Deadline reports. The new thriller’s plot will be similar to Speed, with a businessman discovering that a bomb has been planted in the car he is driving by an unknown assailant, who tells the driver to execute a series of commands throughout the day or else the bomb will be detonated. To make things even worse, the businessman’s family is also in the car.
Studiocanal is fully financing the film and will sell worldwide territorial rights at the American Film Market and release in its own territories in the UK, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. It is going to be a remake of the acclaimed Spanish film El Desconocido that got eight Goya Award nominations when released in Spain in 2015.
The Picture Company has an overall deal with Studiocanal, and are producing with Ombra Productions. Faca Films that produced the original film will be executive producer along with Atresmedia Cine.