Michelle Yeoh Will Carve Up the Screen in Brutal Action Thriller THE SURGEON
Michelle Yeoh is back in full force and this time trading multiverse chaos and Wicked musical magic for scalpel-sharp vengeance.
The Oscar-winning actress is set to star in The Surgeon, a stylized action thriller from The Resident creator (and real-life physician) Roshan Sethi, with producers from the John Wick franchise helping bring the carnage to life.
The Surgeon is intended to launch a new franchise, and in it, “Yeoh will play a retired surgeon who is abducted and forced to operate on a mystery patient.
“Though greatly outnumbered, her captors have overlooked her greatest weapon: 35 years of surgical experience, leading to what the synopsis describes as an “explosive and brutal confrontation” during which she outwits and cuts down her enemies “in a visual style that defies anything you have seen before.”
Sethi said: “I’m so excited to bring something brand new and innovative to the action genre based heavily on my medical background. I cannot think of a better partner than Michelle, the iconic queen of action who will be using her skills in a different and surprising way in this film, and the producing teams at Thunder Road, 193 and NeoText.”
The film reunites producer Basil Iwanyk and Patrick Wachsberger, who helped build John Wick into a global franchise. Iwanyk is producing The Surgeon with Erica Lee.
“Roshin wrote an incredibly complex and compelling character that was able to excite one of the world’s great actresses in Michelle Yeoh,” said Iwanyk.
“I can’t wait to see what that collaboration cooks up. And to work again with Patrick, who was so instrumental in getting the John Wick and Sicario franchises made, is a great thrill for Thunder Road. Michelle is a cinematic force and a perfect match for this role,” added Wachsberger.
“She blends grace and power, bringing emotional depth to even the most physical sequences. With her leading the cast and Roshan drawing on his singular perspective to tell a story only he could, we have a captivating franchise coming to life, and we look forward to bringing it to audiences around the world.”
Yeoh continues to stack an already legendary resume. Following her historic win for Everything Everywhere All at Once, she’s appeared in Wicked, A Haunting in Venice, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and Crazy Rich Asians. She’s also gearing up for Wicked: Part Two and James Cameron’s Avatar 4 and 5.
If The Surgeon delivers on its premise, we may be looking at a badass new action franchise where Yeoh’s surgical skill is every bit as lethal as her fists.
Source: Variety