The film, about most feared and respected hitman in the criminal underworld, is based on a book series by \u00ab\u00a0Wanted\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a03:10 to Yuma\u00a0\u00bb writer Derek Haas<\/b>
\nMichael B. Jordan is set to star in a potential franchise launch for Lionsgate with the hitman film \u201cThe Silver Bear.\u201d
The \u201cBlack Panther\u201d and \u201cCreed II\u201d star will also serve as producer for the film, which is an adaptation of the popular book series by Derek Haas (\u201cWanted,\u201d \u201c3:10 to Yuma\u201d). Nickel City Pictures is the production company behind the film.
\u201cThe Silver Bear\u201d tells the story of Columbus (Jordan) who becomes the most feared and respected hitman in the criminal underworld.
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\u201c\u2018The Silver Bear\u2019 is the kind of story that needs to be experienced on the big screen and Michael is the perfect movie star to inhabit the skin of this dynamic character and take us into the cinematic world of Columbus,\u201d Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly honored that Michael and Nickel City chose Lionsgate to partner with in bringing this exciting property to life.\u201d
Nickel City optioned the rights to the book franchise last year and engaged Frank Baldwin (\u201cHard Powder,\u201d \u201cThe Godmother\u201d) to adapt the first book of the series. Vishal Rungta, Mark Fasano, Ankur Rungta of Nickel City Pictures will produce along with Jordan\u2019s Outlier Society Productions banner. Derek Haas, Michael Garnett and Tobias Weymar will serve as executive producers.
Earlier this year, Jordan earned critical acclaim as Erik Killmonger in Disney\u2019s box office hit \u201cBlack Panther.\u201d Jordan also has \u201cCreed II\u201d and \u201cJust Mercy\u201d upcoming, both of which he is also executive producing. Jordan launched Outlier Society, a film and television company, in fall of 2016 with Alana Mayo heading production and development. Their slate of upcoming projects includes \u201cGen:Lock,\u201d \u201cRaising Dion,\u201d and \u201cDavid Makes a Man.\u201d
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Jordan has also been in talks recently with Paramount to play the Tom Clancy character John Clark for an upcoming film series.
\u201cWe could not be more excited to work with Michael and Lionsgate. We have been huge fans of Michael all the way back to his days in The Wire, and from our first meeting we knew that he was the perfect fit for the role of Columbus,\u201d said Rungta.
Jordan is represented by WME and attorney Greg Slewett. Haas is represented by WME and Adam Kaller. Baldwin is represented by Syndicate Entertainment, Leverage Management and Stuart Rosenthal. WME and Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal represent Outlier Society and Endeavor Content and Jerry Dasti of Sloss Eckhouse LawCo represented Nickel City Pictures.<\/p>\n

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