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Gerard Butler to star in action thriller 'Remote Control'

05:23 PM Feb 19, 2020 | PTI |

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Gerard Butler will be headlining STX Films’ action thriller “Remote Control”.

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According to Deadline, John Mathieson will direct the movie from a script by Mark Burnell, who also penned the novel that serves as the basis for the project.

Butler, 50, will essay the role of Michael Rafter, a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant, whose life is overturned when he receives a mysterious phone call from an unknown source.

“Intrigued by the caller’s intent, Rafter investigates and soon uncovers the threads of a global conspiracy, finding himself drawn into a fight for his life and pursued by the 212, a powerful shadow organization,” read the official logline of the movie.

Ashok Amritraj will produce the film through his Hyde Park Entertainment Group alongside Butler and Alan Siegel of G-Base Entertainment.

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James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will executive produce for their banner Eon Productions.

Priya Amritraj, Addison Mehr, and Danielle Robinson will also serve as executive producers.

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