Amblin Will Develop Female-Driven JOHN WICK-Style Action Film RUTHLESS
Amblin has picked up the rights to a spec script for a female-driven action film called Ruthless. San Andreas and Rampage director Brad Peyton has been hired to direct the project, which sounds like a John Wick-style action thriller, but with a kickass woman in the lead role.
The script comes from John Swetnam (Into the Storm, Step Up: All In), and this is a brief plot summary:
When a legendary retired assassin is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, she must return to the life she left behind and complete one final job in order to secure a future for her young daughter. There are twists along the way.
I imagine that we can expect to see some crazy hardcore action. I don't think it will be to the level of John Wick because those films have great directors that know how to direct insane action. The action could be great, though, if Peyton brings on some talented fight choreographers who know what they're doing.
It'll be interesting to see who they end up casting in the lead role. The film is being produced by the same team that developed The Shallows, so maybe Blake Lively is an option. I could see her in an action-packed role like this. Or there's always Adrianne Palicki, who is in the photo I used above from the first John Wick movie. She's not in this film, but I needed a photo of a badass looking woman, and it was perfect.
Source: Deadline