The Butler: Jean Reno to steer Tom Edmunds’s twisty and action-packed “Downton Abbey meets Die Hard” revenge thriller

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Jean Reno is a retired World Battle I veteran making an attempt to stay a quiet life when his previous comes again to hang-out him in Tom Edmunds’s The Butler.

Léon: The Skilled and Ronin actor Jean Reno is able to take out the trash in The Butler, an upcoming motion thriller from Useless in a Week: Or Your Cash Again director Tom Edmunds. In response to Selection, the mission finds Reno dusting off a twisty revenge story with over-the-top motion and “upstairs/downstairs family drama.” Count on extra casting bulletins because the feature-length endeavor develops.

The Butler may grow to be a scorching ticket at Berlin’s EFM (European Movie Market) competition subsequent week, with principal images organized in Eire for the early summer time. As an esteemed member of the motion style’s outdated guard, Jean Reno is all the time able to throw down within the face of hazard. In The Butler, Reno performs a retired World Battle I commando who surrendered his fatigues for a quiet and orderly life as a household butler. Nonetheless, when mobsters disrupt his tranquil life to gather an unpaid debt, his world is ripped aside as his previous returns to hang-out him. Decided to defend the household who gave him a brand new lease on life, Reno’s Butler unleashes holy hell to guard these within the crossfire.

“With The Butler, we’re crafting something truly unique—a period action-thriller that’s equal parts Downton Abbey and Die Hard,” stated Edmunds. Jean Reno brings unparalleled gravitas to the position, mixing his iconic action-hero credentials with a way of refinement and humanity that’s excellent for this character.”

“Without Jean Reno, there is no revenge thriller genre. To work with him on this project is an absolute honor,” stated Christopher Tuffin, a producer on The Butler.

Any motion fan value their salt is aware of Jean Reno as Leon from Luc Besson’s traditional one-person military motion movie Léon: The Skilled. The gritty motion movie stars a younger Natalie Portman in her characteristic movie debut alongside Reno, Gary Oldman, and Danny Aiello. The 1994 favourite focuses on 12-year-old Mathilda (portman), who’s reluctantly taken in by Léon, an expert murderer, after her household is murdered. An uncommon relationship varieties as she turns into his protégée and learns the murderer’s commerce. In case you haven’t seen Léon: The Skilled, watch it now. I’m not kidding. Go!

We’ll convey you extra particulars about The Butler because the movie develops.

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He began with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, earlier than launching the companion YouTube collection Animation Motion pictures Revisited. He is additionally the host of the Speaking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio present specializing in comedian books, movie, music, and extra. You may hardly ever catch him with out headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.

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