Gerard Butler will star in the action thriller “Remote Control.”
Butler will portray a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant, whose life is overturned when he receives a mysterious phone call from an unknown source. He soon uncovers the threads of a global conspiracy, finding himself drawn into a fight for his life, pursued by a powerful shadow organization and framed as a notorious international assassin. With his own identity erased, he turns to his former lover, who is also implicated in the conspiracy.
John Mathieson, who received Oscar nominations for cinematography on “Gladiator” and “Phantom of the Opera,” will direct from Mark Burnell’s screenplay, based on Burnell’s novel.
STXfilms has secured worldwide sales rights for the film and will introduce the film to buyers at the European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, which opens Wednesday.
The deal was announced Tuesday by Hyde Park Entertainment...
Butler will portray a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant, whose life is overturned when he receives a mysterious phone call from an unknown source. He soon uncovers the threads of a global conspiracy, finding himself drawn into a fight for his life, pursued by a powerful shadow organization and framed as a notorious international assassin. With his own identity erased, he turns to his former lover, who is also implicated in the conspiracy.
John Mathieson, who received Oscar nominations for cinematography on “Gladiator” and “Phantom of the Opera,” will direct from Mark Burnell’s screenplay, based on Burnell’s novel.
STXfilms has secured worldwide sales rights for the film and will introduce the film to buyers at the European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, which opens Wednesday.
The deal was announced Tuesday by Hyde Park Entertainment...
- 2/18/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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