Lucien Laviscount, the “Emily in Paris” breakout recently seen in the rom-com “People We Meet on Vacation,” has joined fellow Brit Daisy Ridley in upcoming action-thriller “The Good Samaritan.”
From “Taken” director Pierre Morel and based on an original screenplay by “Rambo: Last Blood” screenwriter Matthew Ian Cirulnick, the film also stars Josh Duhamel (“Ransom Canyon,” “Shotgun Wedding”) and Sharlto Copley (“Monkey Man,” “District 9”). Production set to begin this fall.
Meanwhile, Highland Film Group — which is handing international sales and has “The Good Samaritan” on its TIFF market slate — has unveiled a number of key deals for the title.
CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are co-representing U.S. domestic rights.
“The Good Samaritan” is produced by Mark Canton (“300,” “Power,” “Den of Thieves”) of Canton Entertainment. Also producing are Oakhurst Entertainment (“Canary Black,” “The Fix”), Renee Tab (“Freelance,” “Sound of Freedom”) of Sentient Entertainment and David Lipper and Bobby Daly of Latigo Films (“The Fix,” “Not Without Hope,” “Neglected”). Executive producers include Morel, Matthew Ian Cirulnick, Ryan Winterstern, David Hopwood, Jeff Kranzdorf for Latigo Films, Ralph Brescia, Dorothy Canton for Canton Entertainment and Delphine Perrier and Arianne Fraser for Highland Film Group, with Canton Entertainment’s Karley Ferlic serving as a co-producer. The film is financed by Robert MacLean for Tribune Pictures.
