00:00Mel Gibson has signed on to the long-developing John Wick prequel series, The Continental, at stars.
00:05The show is set 40 years before the events of the film series starring Keanu Reeves.
00:09The new series takes place at the Continental Hotel, a gathering place for international assassins.
00:23The three-part series will center on the young version of Winston Scott, played by Ian McShane, in the films.
00:29Gibson will play a character named Cormac. Other details of his role are being kept under wraps.
00:34The series has been in development since 2018, when Starz, which is owned by Lionsgate, raised the idea of setting an ongoing series at the hotel.
00:41For Gibson, The Continental will be his first series work since the 2004-2005 ABC comedy Complete Savages, which he executive produced and played a recurring role.
00:50His recent film credits include Dragged Across Concrete, The Professor and the Madman, and Fatman.
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01:05For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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