THR experiences that Colin Farrell is about to star in Ordained, an motion thriller which Joe and Anthony Russo will produce via their AGBO banner.
Farrell will star as Father Roy Craig, “a priest who performs last rites on a mob boss who miraculously survives — but not before confessing his crimes to the father. Soon after, Father Roy finds himself targeted by hitmen, corrupt cops and gangsters — all sent by the mob boss who wants to silence him. But Father Roy secretly has a violent past that makes him a more dangerous target than anyone imagines. (Luckily for his adversaries, he does follow the commandment Thou Shall Not Kill.)” John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad is writing the script and can produce alongside the Russos.
The package deal relies on an upcoming comedian e book from author Robert Venditti, illustrator Trevor Hairsine, and colourist Dave Stewart, which writer Dangerous Concept will launch on December 10. Dangerous Concept’s Dinesh Shamdasani and Benjamin Simpson can even produce the challenge, as will Farrell, who will produce alongside his sister, Claudine Farrell, via their Chapel Place banner.
Farrell has had an eventful 12 months. He acquired an Emmy nomination for his wonderful work on HBO’s The Penguin, a task which he’ll reprise within the upcoming sequel to The Batman. He additionally starred in Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Participant and shared the display with Margot Robbie in Kogonada’s A Massive Daring Stunning Journey. One among his upcoming tasks contains the second season of Sugar, the Apple TV+ neo-noir thriller sequence. I lately watched the primary season and liked it, notably as I went in completely blind. Very excited to see the place it goes subsequent.
As for the Russo brothers, they’re presently in post-production on Avengers: Doomsday however will return for added images within the spring earlier than commencing work on Avengers: Secret Wars in the summertime. Doomsday is presently slated for a December 18, 2026 launch, and will likely be adopted by Secret Wars on December 17, 2027.
