Mike Colter Set To Return For ‘Plane’ Sequel ‘Ship’, The Veterans & CAA Launch For EFM
deadline.comMike Colter (Evil, Luke Cage) has been set to lead a Plane sequel titled Ship. Plane director Jean-François Richet will return for the sequel as an executive producer with MadRiver Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, and G-BASE Productions also reteaming.
We understand Gerard Butler won’t be starring in this one but may have a cameo appearance. International sales firm The Veterans will discuss the project with buyers at EFM in anticipation of a late 2023 shoot.
CAA Media Finance is repping domestic rights. Discussions with writers and directors are said to be underway. The follow-up will focus on Colter’s character from Plane, accused murderer and former French Legionnaire Louis Gaspare, who escaped extradition to Toronto when Trailblazer Flight 119 went down in the Philippines and formed an unlikely partnership with Butler’s Captain Brodie Torrance to rescue the plane’s passengers and crew from pirates.
The story will pick up where Gaspare’s storyline left off — with the legionnaire disappearing into the jungles of Jolo Island.
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