Lionsgate is setting release dates for a few of its upcoming movies, including The Commuter, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and a new Saw.
Deadline was first to break the news. First up is an upcoming Liam Neeson project, titled, The Commuter, which will be released on Octber 13, 2017.
The Taken actor will be joined by Sam Neill, Elizabeth McGovern and Jonathan Banks. Deadline states about the movie, “Vera Farmiga co-stars with Neeson and will play a mysterious woman who boards a commuter train and proposes an enticing opportunity to Neeson’s character — one that has dire circumstances if he accepts.”
Up next is The Hitman’s Bodyguard, out on August 18, 2017, which will star Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson. If that hasn’t already convinced you this is going to be a freaking hilarious movie, Deadline also writes, “Hitman’s Bodyguard stars Deadpool‘s Ryan Reynolds as the world’s top protection agent who gets a new client — a hitman who is his former foe (Samuel L. Jackson). The duo team up and have 24 hours to get the Hague to take down a murderous dictator (Gary Oldman). Salma Hayek and Elodie Yung also star.”
Can you really go wrong with a trifecta like Reynolds, Jackson, and Oldman? Salma Hayek’s comedic chops are something to take note of as well, and Elodie Yung shone brightly in Daredevil season 2. In particular I hope they give Yung a part where she can kick some serious ass like she did in the Netflix Original.
Last, and perhaps least, we have a new installation in the Saw franchise, which will be directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. It releases on October 27, 2017. The last film in this series was dubbed Saw: The Final Chapter and was released in 2010.