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Patrick Hughes, who directed the Ryan Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson action comedy 'Hitman’s Bodyguard,' is on board to helm.
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00:00Kevin Hart and Jason Statham are in negotiations
00:02to team up for an action comedy set up at Sony Pictures
00:05titled The Man From Toronto.
00:07The project is a reteaming of sorts
00:09as the two briefly shared some screen time
00:11in 2019's Hobbs and Shaw, in which Hart made a cameo.
00:14That's not your voice.
00:15Use your regular voice.
00:16This is my regular voice.
00:19I'm talking like the warlocks talk, baby.
00:21They don't talk like that.
00:22Patrick Hughes is on board to helm The Man From Toronto.
00:25He directed the Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson
00:28action comedy Hitman's Bodyguard.
00:35Jesus Christ, really?
00:38The studio has The Man From Toronto slotted
00:40for November 20th, 2020 release date,
00:42so it will be a tight turnaround as the project
00:44is eyeing a March production start.
00:46The story uses a case of mistaken identity
00:48as its jumping off point after the world's deadliest assassin,
00:51known as The Man From Toronto, and a New York City screw up
00:54run into each other at a shared rental accommodation.
00:57The studio hopes to capture the vibe
00:58and the box office returns of the duo's previous hits,
01:01but separately starring Hobbs and Shaw
01:03and Central Intelligence.
01:05No, no, it's not cool.
01:06Cool.
01:07No, I said it's not cool.
01:12It's worth noting Statham also worked with Hughes
01:14on Expendables 3.
01:15For much more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:18Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,
01:20I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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