


The film premieres on February 21, 2020.īloodshot is based on the Valiant Comics character, who was created by Kevin VanHook, Don Perlin and Valiant co-founder Bob Layton, Bloodshot first arrived on comic stands in 1992 as a guest star in Eternal Warrior and Rai before moving on to headline his own title, through which he became a key part of the Valiant Comics universe. It is directed by newcomer Dave Wilson and was written by Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer, the latter of whom was nominated for an Oscar for writing Amy Adams’ sci-fi drama Arrival. In addition to Diesel, Bloodshot stars Memento‘s own Guy Pearce, Baby Driver and Hobbes and Shaw star Eiza González, and Outlanderlead Sam Heughan. The Bloodshot trailer is about as high-concept as it comes, but be wary while watching it: The above summary is just the beginning - Bloodshot looks like it has plenty of plot twists, and the trailer gives a number of them away. Wilson is repped by ICM Partners and 3 Arts, and Heiserer by WME.It’s basically Memento starring Wolverine, with a healthy dose of ultraviolence sprinkled on top. Brought back from the dead by Rising Spirit Technologies through the use of nanotechnology and suffering total memory loss, Ray struggles to reconnect with who he was while learning what sort of weapon he has become, with the help of a group of other augmented combatants (called Chainsaw).ĭiesel, who goes hand in hand with action franchises from Fast and Furious and xXx to Riddick and Guardians of the Galaxy, is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. The Bloodshot series, comprised of more 110 issues with more than 7.5 million copies sold, centers on Ray Garrison, aka Bloodshot. Andrea Giannetti will oversee for Sony.īloodshot is a central character in the Valiant Expanded Universe, composed of thousands of characters embodying various genres, tones and demographic groups - ordinary people in extraordinary situations rather than gods and demi-gods.

Matthew Vaughn and Dan Mintz are executive producers. Moritz, who is producing alongside Toby Jaffe and Dinesh Shamdasani. The deal reunites Diesel with his Fast and the Furious producer Neal H.
