It’s the action romance that won’t die with actor/director duo Scott Adkins and Isaac Florentine back for a ninth outing together called Strapped. Production begins later this year with Adkins starring as a former MMA fighter forced to confront the heart of his dark past following a brutal robbery and the theft of his championship belt.
Florentine, credited for hits like Acts Of Vengeance and U.S. Seals 2, and a string of Adkins headliners dating back to 2003 pic, Special Forces, also developed the screenplay with Adkins, Michael J. Luisi, and Matt Venne who is penning the script. Luisi will produce with Kirk D’Amico whose Myriad Pictures will finance and represent for international sales in Cannes.
“We are excited to be working with this team, including Scott Adkins and Isaac Florentine, and alongside producer Michael Luisi, who are all so experienced in making dynamic action and fight films,” said D’Amico. “The characters in the script are deep and rich and we believe that this film stands out above the crowd.”
Myriad Pictures’ current slate also includes Julia Hart’s Fast Color and Claudia Myers’ Above The Shadows.
On the docket for Adkins at present is the post-production of Florentine’s recently-wrapped Seized which also stars Mario Van Peebles, SPI International’s recent packaging of Martin Owen’s The Intergalactic Adventures Of Max Cloud, and the May/June U.S./U.K. releases of Jesse V. Johnson siege thriller, Avengement. The actor recently unveiled a first look of the role he will play in director Adrian Bol’s new thriller, Legacy Of Lies, which you can view below.