“Under Siege” Theatrical Poster
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre), is helming a remake of the 1992 Steven Seagal film, Under Siege. He’ll be teaming up with writer Umair Aleem, who penned the recent Netflix actioner, Kate (read our review).
Deadline reports that Timo Tjahjanto and Umair Aleem collaborated and developed the pitch together with the movie being planned to stream on HBO Max.
The original hit film was directed by Andrew Davis (Above the Law) and starred Steven Seagal (Attrition, Cartels) as Casey Ryback, a former Navy SEAL operator turned chef who became famous for the line “I’m just a cook”. A sequel, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, directed by Geoff Murphy (Young Guns 2), followed in 1995. Throughout the years, Seagal
has mentioned interest in a Part 3, but plans remain in development hell. There’s no word on whether Seagal will will be associated with the reboot or not.
We’ll keep you updated on this project as we learn more.
