Just over a week after Brawler was announced, Scott Adkins (Prisoner of War, John Wick 4, Ip Man 4) and Lewis Tan (Wildcat, Mortal Kombat franchise) already have another project lined up together with Deadlocked, an upcoming thriller that reunites Adkins with Hard Target 2 director Roel Reiné.
Deadlocked revolves around a routine jury site visit that turns into a bloodbath when a mercenary team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger tied to citywide corruption. Trapped inside, a disgraced ex cop turned bailiff (Tan) must protect the surviving jurors while uncovering a traitor among them.
In addition to starring, Tan will also handle action design alongside a fight choreographer who has not yet been named.
According to Deadline, Collin Armstrong is writing, with Film Mode Entertainment, Vault Entertainment, Rebel Entertainment and In Tandem Productions all attached.
🔥 Hot Take: Following in the footsteps of Jackie Chan and Benny “The Jet” Urquidez in Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever; Jet Li and Donnie Yen in Once Upon a Time in China II and Hero; and Jean Claude Van Damme and Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport and Double Impact; could Scott Adkins and Lewis Tan be starting a new two-film action bromance rivalry?
Production on Deadlocked is set to begin later this year. In the meantime, here’s what Adkins is up against in a clip from Wildcat:
