After the success of the series. Lupine, Omar Sy offers a new first role on the screen. The 44-year-old actor will succeed Chow Yun-Fat and star in John Woo’s upcoming film, The murderera remake of his own Hong Kong action classic, released in 1989.
The original version of this feature film, written and directed by John Woo, tells the story of a hitman who, during a mission, accidentally wounds and blinds a singer. To finance the young woman’s operation, the assassin accepts one last mission in which he quickly finds himself trapped in his past.
At the moment no information about the stage or the release date of this remake has been revealed. This new version of The murderer It will be broadcast on the Peacock platform, currently unavailable in France.
many international projects
In addition to this role, Omar Sy has multiple appearances internationally. The one who began in the comedy duo Omar and Fred before continuing his career in the cinema, saw his popularity in the United States propelled in particular thanks to the success ofuntouchables but also from the series Lupinethe first French Netflix series to meet at the top of the views across the Atlantic.
Since then, the French actor has appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past or the saga jurassic world and signed a contract last May with the American streaming platform HBO Max to develop series there.
In the casting of January 4 of the film. Skirmishers – premiered at the last Cannes Film Festival-, Omar Sy is also expected in the third part of Lupinewhich should be released by the end of the year on Netflix.
Source: BFM TV
