Deadline is reporting that Gerard Butler is set to star in Remote Control, a new action thriller from STXfilms, Hyde Park Entertainment Group, G-Base Entertainment and Bond producers EON Productions. It is being directed by John Mathieson, the Oscar-nominated director of photography on Gladiator.
Butler is set to portray “Michael Rafter, “a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant, whose life is overturned when he receives a mysterious phone call from an unknown source. Intrigued by the caller’s intent, Rafter investigates and soon uncovers the threads of a global conspiracy, finding himself drawn into a fight for his life and pursued by the 212, a powerful shadow organization. Rafter soon discovers he has been targeted and framed as the notorious international assassin, Julian Irving. With his own identity erased, Rafter turns to the only person he can trust — his former lover, Tracy, who is also implicated in the conspiracy. Now on the run together, they must stay ahead of the 212, the CIA and a team of professional assassins, and unravel the mystery while trying to stay alive.”
Remote Control will be Butler’s third collaboration with STXfilms after Den of Thieves and the upcoming disaster film Greenland, which is set to open in November.
“As a producer and a star, Gerard Butler continues to be an extraordinary partner,” said STX’s Adam Fogelson. “We are excited to be re-teaming with him and G-Base on Remote Control. This is the kind of high-stakes action story that he does best. The complete package of Gerard, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli at Eon, and Ashok Amritraj at Hyde Park makes this a hard-to-beat proposition for STX.”
