Shadow Force (upcoming film)

Shadow Force is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan, co-written by Carnahan and Leon Chills, and starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy.

Shadow Force
Directed byJoe Carnahan
Written by
  • Leon Chills
  • Joe Carnahan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJuan Miguel Azpiroz
Edited byKevin Hale
Music byCraig DeLeon
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force, but broke the rules by falling in love, and they go underground to protect their son with the rest of the Shadow Force hot on their trail.

Cast

Production

Development

On August 16, 2019, Leon Chills' script Shadow Force was acquired by Kerry Washington's production company Simpson Street, Sterling K. Brown's Indian Meadows and Steven "Dr." Love's Made in Love Media, and in September that same year, Lionsgate acquired distribution of the film.[1][2] On October 26, 2020, Victoria Mahoney was hired to direct the movie with Joe Carnahan rewriting the script with Chills.[3][4] On April 8, 2022, Carnahan replaced Mahoney as director.[5]

Casting

Along with the announcement, Washington and Brown were set to play the leads.[1] On April 8, 2022, Omar Sy replaced Brown.[5] In August 2022, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Method Man, Mark Strong, Jahleel Kamara, Krondon, Natalia Reyes, Yoson An and Ed Quinn were cast in the film.[6][7] On September 16, 2022, Jénel Stevens-Thompson and Marshall Cook were cast in the film.[8]

Filming

On August 30, 2022, filming was set to start in Colombia.[7] In October 2022, Washington and Ed Quinn confirmed that filming wrapped.[9][10]

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