It’s been 20 years since John Woo made an American thriller. The grasp of Hong Kong motion movies like The Killer and Hard Boiled initially got here to Hollywood within the early 90s, and located success with a string of very Woo-ish motion flicks like Face/Off and Mission: Impossible II. But after a few flops he returned dwelling and has been making movies in Asia for the reason that early 2000s.
At lengthy final, it seems to be like Woo is poised to make his Hollywood comeback. His first undertaking in America in fairly some time — and his first film interval since 2017’s Manhunt — is known as Silent Night and stars Joel Kinnaman as a father who decides to take revenge on the individuals who killed his son. So it’s basically John Woo’s model of the Punisher, with the added twist that Kinnaman’s character can’t communicate. (Get the joke of the title now?)
Check out the trailer for the movie beneath, which does certainly appear to be a John Woo movie, slow-mo gunplay and all:
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Here is the movie’s official synopsis:
From legendary director John Woo and the producer of John Wick comes this gritty revenge story of a tormented father (Joel Kinnaman) who witnesses his younger son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that prices him his voice, he makes vengeance his life’s mission and embarks on a punishing coaching routine as a way to avenge his son’s demise. Full of Woo’s signature model, Silent Night redefines the motion style with visceral, thrill-a-minute storytelling.
Silent Night is scheduled to open in theaters on December 1. And Woo’s American comeback will proceed with a remake of The Killer; Woo was taking pictures the movie when work was shut down by the writers and actors strikes.
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