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Sylvester Stallone superhero thriller Samaritan fills out its cast

February 12, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that MGM’s Sylvester Stallone-led superhero thriller Samaritan has filled out its supporting cast ahead of production this coming week.

Joining Stallone in the cast of the film is young boxing prodigy Javon Walton (Euphoria), who will play a young boy who sets out to discover whether a legendary superhero (Stallone) may still be alive some twenty years after they disappeared in battle.

Also set to feature in the film are Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), Pilou Asbaek (Game of Thrones), Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black) and Moises Arias (Hannah Montana).

Overlord helmer Julius Avery is directing Samaritan, while Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room), Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), Zak Penn (Watchmen) and Chuck MacLean (City on a Hill) have contributed to the script and Stallone is producing through his recently-formed Balboa Productions.

Samaritan is set for release on December 11th.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Dascha Polanco, Javon Walton, Julius Avery, Martin Starr, Moisés Arias, Pilou Asbæk, samaritan, Sylvester Stallone

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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