Jackson, Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds will reprise their roles as, the hitman, his wife and the bodyguard, respectively, in the new feature. The Hitman’s Bodyguard grossed $75.5 million for Lionsgate in the U.S. Lionsgate has boarded The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Patrick Hughes’ sequel to his 2017 action-comedy hit, and will release the film stateside. ?At AFM this year, there are at least a dozen new projects featuring actors making their directorial debuts. And that, increasingly, the industry is letting them take the helm. Given the blockbuster success of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place, which earned nearly $340 million worldwide, to the indie cred - and $4 million-plus take - of skateboard drama Mid90s, Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, to the awards-season explosion that is Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born ($257 million worldwide and counting), it’s hardly surprising that actors are increasingly open about their directorial ambitions.
The hit rate of actors-turned-helmers - this year in particular - has been impressive. “What I really want to do is direct.” That used to be the ultimate line to puncture the pretension of actors who dared think they could step behind the camera.
The issue features an analysis of the influx of star-directed films at the market, a look at Lionsgate nabbing the domestic deal for The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, and a conversation with Bill and Ted actor-turned-director Alex Winter. The Hollywood Reporter has released its second daily issue for the American Film Market, which kicked off in Santa Monica on Wednesday.
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