David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises Follow-Up Goes After Jason Statham
A follow-up to director David Cronenberg's excellent gangster flick Eastern Promises is going into production, with action hero and The Meg star Jason Statham being eyed to lead the project. The sequel is currently titled Small Dark Look with Danish filmmaker Martin Zandvliet, who was nominated for an Oscar for his historical war drama Land of Mine, is now on board to direct.
Released back in 2007, Eastern Promises tells a story of a Russian-British midwife named Anna, who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year-old Russian prostitute who dies in childbirth. After Anna learns that the teen was forced into prostitution by the Russian Mafia in London, the leader of the Russian gangsters threatens the baby's life to keep Anna from telling the police about their villainous dealings. As Anna tries to protect the baby, she is enmeshed deeper into the criminal underworld, and is threatened by the Mafia...
Released back in 2007, Eastern Promises tells a story of a Russian-British midwife named Anna, who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year-old Russian prostitute who dies in childbirth. After Anna learns that the teen was forced into prostitution by the Russian Mafia in London, the leader of the Russian gangsters threatens the baby's life to keep Anna from telling the police about their villainous dealings. As Anna tries to protect the baby, she is enmeshed deeper into the criminal underworld, and is threatened by the Mafia...
- 12/4/2020
- by Jon Fuge
- MovieWeb
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