Bloodshot Information

Bloodshot is an upcoming American science fiction action thriller film directed by Dave Wilson and written by Eric Heisserer. It is based on the Valiant Comics superhero of same name. The film stars Vin Diesel, Sam Heughan, Guy Pearce, Eiza Gonzalez, and Toby Kebbell. It will be released on February 21, 2020 by Columbia Pictures.

Cast

• Vin Diesel as Angelo Mortalli / Bloodshot
• Sam Heughan
• Guy Pearce as Dr. Emil Harting
• Eiza Gonzalez
• Talulah Riley as Gina DeCarlo
• Alex Hernandez as Tibbs
• Toby Kebbell as Axe
• Lamorne Morris as Wilfred Wigans
• Johannes Haukur Johannesson as Nick Baris

Production

In March 2012, it was announced that Columbia Pictures had acquired the film rights to the Valiant Comics' Bloodshot, which would be produced by Neal H. Moritz through Original Film, Jason Kothari through Valiant Entertainment and Dinesh Shamdasani. Jeff Wadlow was hired to write the screenplay. By April of 2015, Valiant, Sony Pictures and Original Film announced a five-picture deal to bring Valiant Comics' superheroes to the big screen. The first two films were intended to be individual Bloodshot movies, the next two adaptations of Harbinger, and the last one would the crossover between the two titled Harbinger Wars. Tony Jaffe joined the project as a producer, with Eric Heisserer signing on to co-write the script. David Leitch and Chad Stahelski were originally hired to direct the film. In September 2016, Sony reported that the studio was first developing the Harbinger adaptation, while Bloodshot would follow. Later after Leitch and Stahelski passed on the project in March 2017, Dave Wilson was named as the official director Bloodshot. In July of the same year, Deadline reported that Jared Leto was in early negotiations to portray the villain character for the film.

In March 2018, it was reported that Vin Diesel would star in the film. By May, additional cast members were announced, with Sam Heughan, Michael Sheen, and Eiza Gonzalez. In June of the same year, Talulah Riley and Alex Hernandez were cast in the film to play the titular characters' wife namedGina, and member of a scientist team named Tibbs, respectively. Later, Toby Kebbell and Johannes Haukur Johannesson were both cast in villainous roles, with the former playing Axe, respectively. In August 2018, Lamorne Morris was hired to play a young scientist named Wilfred Wigans.

Filming

Filming began on August 6, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa, and in Prague and the Czech Republic.

Release

Bloodshot is scheduled to be released on February 21, 2020 by Columbia Pictures.