Miles Brown And Andrew Koji Set To Star In Brett Chan Indie Action Comedy ‘Sixteen’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Miles Brown (Black-ish) and Andrew Koji (Bullet Train, Warrior) are set to star in Electric Panda Entertainment and Gold Star Productions’ upcoming comedic action-thriller Sixteen.
Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator/action director Brett Chan (Netflix’s Wednesday, Max’s Warrior) will be making his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Jason Bourque (Insomnia), Phillip Mitchell and David Zanardi (A Wine Country Christmas).
Production is set to begin in winter 2023 in Vancouver. The film is being produced by Ken Frith and Bourque of Gold Star (Drone), and Yas Taalat, Gabriel Napora and Yipeng Ben Lu of Electric Panda (The Informer).
Executive producers include Adam Riback, Costa Vassos and Cody Sparshu. Sixteen is a high-concept action film in the vein of Kick-Ass and Superbad, about a professional hitman (Koji) who’s been reincarnated as a 16-year-old boy (Brown), and must take on the crime syndicate responsible for his death while trying to survive high school all over again. “Miles Brown’s presence in our film will shatter boundaries, showcasing a new generation of action heroes that the world desperately needs,” said Taalat. “His captivating talent and undeniable charisma embody the power of representation, inspiring young minds to believe in their own potential.
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