Thomas Jane Returning For Sequel To His Action Thriller GIVE 'EM HELL, MALONE
Thomas Jane is to reprise his role as a gun man for hire in the upcoming sequel to his 2009 film Give ‘Em Hell, Malone. The screenwriter of the first film, Mark Hosack, has returned to write the script.
Described as an “against-the-clock” thriller, the next installment “picks up as Malone reemerges after a decade of hiding from his past. When a chance encounter suddenly exposes him to the world and a sinister attack puts a ticking clock on his chances of living, Malone sets out to find the man who is trying to kill him.”
Jane said in a statement:
“Malone has always been one of my favorite characters and we’re all thrilled that the original film found such a devoted fanbase. I couldn’t stop thinking about where Malone would be now and where he is headed.”
Producer Lauren Penn added:
“We’re determinedly irreverent at Renegade, and Malone is about as irreverent as it gets. Thomas and I approached Mark with a wild idea to see where Malone is in his life 10 years later: where is the unkillable gunman? Dying we supposed… but how? Who did it? And can death redeem him? We all tossed around themes and ideas and Mark turned in a script that blew us away.”
Hosack went on to say:
“Revisiting Malone is one of the highlights of my writing career. The idea was to inject Malone into a grounded, Hitchcockian-thriller this time — and put our anti-hero, not just through a physical grinder, but an emotional one as well. Sure, there’s all the action expected from a Malone movie, but as his story continues to unfold, you’ll get to see him journey to some pretty extreme places as a character. The idea is to keep it real and keep it dangerous. I can’t wait for everyone to check out what we’re cooking up.”
The first film was a ton of fun, so I’m happy to hear that it’s getting a sequel. It’s one of those films I never thought I’d see a sequel to, but it’s coming!
Principle photography is slated to begin in the third quarter of 2021.
Source: Variety