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John Woo to direct Joel Kinnaman in dialogue-free action film Silent Night

November 3, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Legendary Hong Kong director John Woo is returning to Hollywood for the first time since 2003’s Paycheck as he teams with The Suicide Squad star for the dialogue-free action film Silent Night.

According to Deadline, the film will see Kinnaman playing a normal father who heads into the underworld to avenger the death of his son. The film is being produced by John Wick’s Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri and Lori Tilkin.

Woo made his name directing Hong Kong action classics such as A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Bullet in the Head and Hard Boiled before making his way to the U.S. for 1993’s Hard Target.

SEE ALSO: From Hard Boiled to Soft Boiled: Why John Woo’s masterpiece will never be matched again

His subsequent U.S. films included Broken Arrow, Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II and Windtalkers before a return to Hong Kong with the likes of Red Cliff, The Crossing, and his last film, 2017’s Manhunt.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Joel Kinnaman, John Woo, Silent Night

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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