By Gerard Butler will once again team with his “Den of Thieves” director Christian Gudegast for the comedic action-thriller “Empire State”.
The film sees the Empire State Building coming under attack by a military contractor hellbent on revenge.
Butler plays Navy SEAL turned NY firefighter Rhett who must put aside his current relationship troubles with NYPD Tactical officer Dani (to be cast) to try and rescue hostages and save the building.
The film was penned by “Bone Tomahawk” writer/director S. Craig Zahler and “Marvel’s Secret Invasion” writer Brian Tucker. Butler, Alan Siegel and Marc Butan will produce.
Gudegast, who also wrote “London Has Fallen,” is in post-production on “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” which sees Butler return to his role.
Butler most recently wrapped production on a live-action “How To Train Your Dragon” film and is currently filming the Ric Roman Waugh-directed sequel “Greenland: Migration”.
Source: Deadline
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