Where is the new Parker, by Shane Black, with Mark Wahlberg?

The version carried by Jason Statham returns tonight on TV. Pending Play Dirty, produced by Robert Downey Jr.

Parkerwith Jason Statham And Jennifer Lopezwill come back at 9:10 p.m. on W9. First advise you “This little ‘badasonerie’ on Saturday evening signed Taylor Hackfordeyeing the side Soderbergh period Out of reach – Jennifer Lopez also finds a role here at Karen Sisco, that of a sexy and desalged girl who pliers for the bad boys. It is perfect, the result is cool and violent as it should be. “

In January 2022, we learned that Shane Blackthe screenwriter and director of The Nice Guys was going find Robert Downey Jr. For a new adaptation of Parker produced by Amazon Studios. The duo had teamed up in 2005 to Kiss Kiss Bang Banga very successful action comedy, then he reformed to Iron Man 3in 2013. But since this enticing announcement, many things have changed on this project.

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Novels Parkerpublished by Donald Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark, have already been adapted several times to the cinema: there is The point of no returnwith Lee Marvin (1967), Crime is our businesswith Jim Brown (1968), Failure to the organizationwith Robert Duval (1973), Slayground With Peter Coyote (1983), Paybackwith Mel Gibson (1999) and finally this Parker, With Jason Statham, in 2013. The new version will be precisely inspired by the first volume, The Huntertranslated A flower In French, and which was already the starting point for films with Marvin and Gibson. Its title will Play Dirtylike the original scenario of The fatal weapon 2written by Shane Black before being deeply altered.

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Here, the screenwriter and director imagined the script with Charles Mondry (Road housede Doug Liman) and Anthony Bagarozzi (The Nice Guys), and we know that it will be a question of breakage for the criminal parker, who will have to be clearer than a South American dictator, a New York mafia and the richest man in the world, S ‘ He wants to get out alive.

In November 2023, Joel Silver, who was to co-produce the film with Team Downey, the company of Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan, detached from Play Dirtyquickly followed by the star (who remains associated there via his company). Mark Wahlberg was hired just a year ago to play Parker, then Dermot Mulroney, Tony Shalhoub, Keenan-Michael Key, Lakeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Nat Wolff, Chukwudi Iwuji and Thomas Jane followed. The shooting took place in the spring, in Australia, so that Play Dirty is currently in post-production. It should logically be broadcast this year. At the cinema or directly on Prime Video? We will be fixed when the studio reveals its trailer …

Mark Wahlberg is currently playing High -risk flightfrom Mel Gibson, who started well in the United States this weekend. Here is his trailer:

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