Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård will star Lords of WarThe sequel to Lord of War that reunites CODA producer Vendome Pictures with director Andrew Niccol.
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In lords of war, Orlov learns he has a son, Anton, who is trying to fix his father’s mistakes rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight the American conflicts in the Middle East.
The sequel will be shot in Fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights from the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, return in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner, with Cage also producing through his Saturn Films banner. Skarsgård serves as executive producer.
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best: “Only the dead have seen the end of the war.” I look forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil who is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate son – who in no way proves to be legitimate,” director Niccol said in a statement.
Cage earned an Oscar for his role in Leaving Las Vegas. His recent film credits include The unbearable Weight of enormous talent And Pig. Skarsgård played in for the last time John Wick: Chapter 4, next to Keanu Reeves.
wrote Nicole The Truman Show screenplay, which earned him an Oscar nomination, before directing Annwith Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried; good kill, with Ethan Hawke, January Jones and Zoë Kravitz; And The hostdirected by Saoirse Ronan.
Philippe Rousselet of Vendôme added in his own statement: “The Lord of War world is not short of ammunition in the possibilities of stories we can tell, and we’re very excited to tell yet another one that follows Yuri and Anton’s perilous journey.
Vendôme produced the 2022 Best Picture winner CODAdirected by Siân Heder and starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant and Eugenio Derbez.
Niccol is represented by CAA. Cage is represented by WME and Stride Management. Skarsgård is represented by WME and Magnolia Entertainment.
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