‘Nobody’ Filmmaker Ilya Naishuller to Direct Idris Elba and John Cena in Amazon’s ‘Heads of State’
“Nobody” director Ilya Naishuller has been tapped to direct Idris Elba and John Cena in “Heads of State” for Amazon Studios.
The studio won the pitch package consisting of the “Suicide Squad” co-stars and an original draft by Harrison Query in 2020. Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, the writing partners behind “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and more are handling rewrites.
Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the film has been described as “‘Air Force One’ meets ‘Midnight Run.'”
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Peter Safran and John Rickard are producing on behalf of The Safran Company. Cena and Elba will executive produce.
Naishuller’s last film was 2021’s “Nobody,” the gritty action thriller starring Bob Odenkirk. His 2015 film “Hardcore Henry,” fronted by Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth and Haley Bennett won the People’s Choice Award at Toronto Film Festival, where it played as part of the Midnight Madness program. Naishuller has also directed several music videos, including those of his indie rock band Biting Elbows.
He is repped by CAA, Inga Smith at IV Management, and Jim Gilio at Sloane Offer.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.
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