Emma Dumont Cast as the Lead Role in Rob Cohen's Adaptation of RAZOR
About a year ago it was announced that director Rob Cohen (Fast and the Furious, xXx) would be helming an adaptation of the comic book series Razor, which was created by Everett Hartsoe. Deadline is reporting that Emma Dumont, who stars in the X-Men series The Gifted, has been cast in the lead role.
Dumont will star as Nicole Mitchell, a young woman who, as a ten-year-old, witnesses her cop father’s murder by a gang of upwardly mobile crime figures who seek to thwart his investigation into their nefarious activities. The trauma lands her in a sanitarium for a decade in which time she develops a complex plan of revenge on the murderers.
In the comics, Nicole, in an effort to rid the evil in Chinatown, becomes the superheroine Razor, characterized by her suit which is equipped with razors on her arms.
When talking about the recent casting, Cohen had this to say:
“Emma is a renaissance woman. She’s a wonderful actress, a professional ballet dancer, and is currently getting her degree in Robotics Engineering. I have her training in Krav Maga and, believe me, there is nothing she can’t do.”
Producer Jeff Most added:
"Emma was born to play Razor. She is the embodiment of Everette Hartsoe’s comic character come to life. Emma naturally exudes the inner strength, acumen, athleticism, vulnerability, likability and street-wise intelligence that are the hallmarks of 'Razor'. I couldn’t be more excited about finding the right actress in Emma to bring the character of Razor to life."
Dumont is great in The Gifted, which is the only thing I've seen her in, and she definitely looks like she fits the part of the character she'll be playing. So, it seems like this is going to be a great gig for her!