RED 2 Information

RED 2 is an upcoming American action-comedy film and sequel to the 2010 film, RED which was inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren, with Dean Parisot directing a screenplay by Jon and Erich Hoeber. RED 2 is scheduled to be released on 19 July 2013.

Cast

• Bruce Willis as Frank Moses
• John Malkovich as Marvin Boggs
• Mary-Louise Parker as Sarah Ross
• Catherine Zeta-Jones as Miranda Wood
• Lee Byung-hun
• Anthony Hopkins as Edward Bradley
• Helen Mirren as Victoria
• Brian Cox as Ivan Simanov
• David Thewlis as The Frog
• Neal McDonough

Production

In January 2011, Summit Entertainment rehired writers Jon and Erich Hoeber to write a second installment of RED due to the film's financial success, which even surpassed producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura's expectations. Helen Mirren stated in March 2011, that she is ready for RED 2. In October 2011, Summit Entertainment announced that RED 2 will be released on 2 August 2013 and the film "will reunite the team of retired CIA operatives with some new friends as they use their 'old-school style' to take on new enemies in Europe." In February 2012, Dean Parisot, best known for directing Galaxy Quest and Fun With Dick and Jane, entered final negotiations to direct the sequel. In May 2012, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lee Byung-hun signed on to join the cast of RED 2. Also in May, it was reported that Anthony Hopkins was up to appear in the film as the villain, Edward Bailey, if a scheduling conflict could be worked out with Thor: The Dark World. In July 2012, Neal McDonough entered negotiations to join the cast of Red 2. In August 2012, it was announced that RED 2 would film in Montreal beginning in September. The city was selected because of a 25 percent tax credit offered by the province of Quebec and because of its resemblance to European cities (the film's settings include London, Paris, Moscow and Virginia). It was also reported that following the Montreal shoot, the production will film in London even though Montreal doubled for London in some scenes. In September 2012, David Thewlis joined the cast as a character called The Frog, an information dealer who got his name by poisoning the water supply at the Kremlin using a poisonous Amazonian frog. Principal photography began in late September in Montreal. Production moved to Paris in mid-October then to London by the end of the month. In March 2013, Summit Entertainment moved the film's release date from August 2, 2013 to July 19, 2013.