{"id":14611,"date":"2020-08-06T14:55:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T21:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=14611"},"modified":"2020-08-07T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T23:40:16","slug":"chad-stahelski-derek-kolstad-the-man-from-nowhere-american-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/chad-stahelski-derek-kolstad-the-man-from-nowhere-american-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"‘John Wick’ Duo To Tackle Remake Of South Korea’s ‘The Man From Nowhere’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a bit of news that should be exciting for any fan of the action genre, it was announced that John Wick <\/em>director Chad Stahelski has been tapped for another franchise in the action space. Even more exciting, he’s bringing John Wick<\/em> writer and collaborator Derek Kolstad with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stahelski will be tackling New Line’s English-language remake of South Korean action flick, The Man from Nowhere<\/em>. Kolstad is on board to write the script, with Stahelski and Jason Spitz handling producer duties under their 87Eleven Entertainment banner. CJ E&M will also produce. THR<\/a> reported the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010’s The Man from Nowhere <\/em>told the story of a quiet and reclusive owner of a pawnshop with a shady and violent past. When a drug cartel and organ-smuggling ring kidnaps the little girl who is is only friend, he returns to his old ways in order to save her. It was Korea’s highest-grossing movie that year, staying atop the box office for five weeks straight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American remakes of foreign films, particularly action films, have often tended to be subpar thanks to flattened stories and generic action sequences. But The Man from Nowhere<\/em> is right in the wheelhouse of Stahelski, which you can see from the trailer for the original film:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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