Who would’ve thought “Dangerous Lieutenant” would develop into a quasi-franchise? We’re guessing not Abel Ferrara, however after Werner Herzog did his personal model, the “franchise” is constant with yet one more unlikely auteur taking up the themes of the unique neo-noir movie: Japanese grasp Takashi Miike.
Miike’s subsequent movie is “Dangerous Lieutenant: Tokyo,” and shortly after the movie was reported as a sizzling package deal as a consequence of hit the Cannes market, Neon introduced on Wednesday night that it was boarding the movie with plans to each launch it theatrically in North America in addition to symbolize the gross sales rights at Cannes internationally.
“Dangerous Lieutenant: Tokyo” will star Shun Oguri (“Godzilla v. Kong”) and Lily James (“Pam and Tommy”), in addition to WWE star Liv Morgan becoming a member of the solid. The movie follows the Dangerous Lieutenant (Oguri), a corrupt gambler within the Metropolitan Police Power, who finds himself thrown right into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent (James) arrives in Tokyo to analyze the disappearance of a politician’s daughter (Morgan). In the meantime, a deviant killer working within the yakuza underworld appears to be shadowing their strikes.
Filming on the mission is anticipated to start this month.
Daisuke Tengan, who labored with Miike on “Audition,” “Imprint,” and “13 Assassins” will now collaborate for the fourth time; Tengan wrote the script based mostly on the IP first produced by Edward R. Pressman. The concept is to protect the DNA of the unique movie whereas transporting the story to the streets of Tokyo.
“A crew of extremely proficient actors and crew has gathered in Tokyo. Now. I’m about to throw a fastball straight down the center of your strike zone — no methods, no gimmicks,” Miike mentioned in a press release. “I’m assured we’re about to interrupt by each restrict, to create unforgettable leisure. Prepare for the experience with us!!”
The movie might be a U.S.-Japan co-production, produced by Jeremy Thomas for Recorded Image Firm, Sam Pressman for Pressman Movie, Naoaki Kitajima for Nippon TV, and Misako Saka for OLM. Govt producers embody Tom Quinn, Yuzo Kuwahara, Tetsu Fujimura, Paula Paizes, Alainée Kent, Peter Watson, Ivan Kelava, Max Loeb and Mike Apgar. The deal was negotiated by Neon’s Sarah Colvin, VP of Acquisitions, and Paula Paizes from Pressman Movie, and Recorded Image Firm’s Ivan Kelava on behalf of the filmmakers.
“We’re all delighted to reinterpret this iconic IP with a grasp filmmaker like Takashi Miike,” mentioned producer Jeremy Thomas of Recorded Image Firm. “We’ve produced 10 movies in Japan, most lately “Grand Maison Paris” which has grossed over $28M domestically, and it’s a fertile place to create and distribute movies. I really feel the time is true for this irreverent hybrid.”
“Director Miike brings a fearless new imaginative and prescient to the Dangerous Lieutenant, a personality outlined by the auteur. Simply as maestros Ferrara and Herzog delivered movies as radically totally different as their very own voices, Miike’s adaptation is unrelentingly wild and distinctive,” mentioned Sam Pressman, CEO of Pressman Movie, “My father Edward R. Pressman, at all times believed this story of corruption, each of police and the human soul, has a world resonance. To comprehend this subsequent evolution now in Tokyo with Director Miike, Neon and my father’s lifelong pal Jeremy Thomas — all true believers within the energy of unbiased cinema — is each an honor and a dream come true.”
Miike can also be producing a brand new adaptation of his basic horror movie “Audition” for Focus Options, which has Charli XCX in talks to star within the mission.
Neon additionally has a variety of movies it’s presenting at Cannes, together with Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Worth,” Julia Ducouranu’s “Alpha,” Raoul Peck’s “Orwell,” and Michael Angelo Covino’s “Splitsville.”
Miike is represented by CAA and Atlas Artists. Oguri is represented by Tristone Leisure Inc. James is represented by Tavistock Wooden Administration, Impartial Expertise Group, and UTA.