Mixed martial arts sensation and action actress Gina Carano (Fast And Furious 6, In The Blood) is still up for a possible role in the new sci-fi actioner, The Opium War, as per an announcement earlier this year. This week however, production for the film which was once slated sometime between July and September has been pushed back to November according to a new report from Syracuse.
The film is being directed by Justin Steele from a script by Jeremy J. Levy and would join Carano with actor Stephen Lang in a story about a female astronaut who crash-lands and is offered a smuggling job that will pay for repairs to her ship. The film is part of a new job creation initiative stated back in March this year for the installation of a new nanohub on the campus of SUNY College Of Nanoscale Science And Engineering, to be occupied by Film House L.L.C. for the production of several films between now and next year.
Further announcements await regarding official info on the film and its other cast as pre-production is expected to kick off in October with filming to resume in November and December. Stay tuned for more info!