You may recall that at one point,Jason Momoawas going to star in a reboot ofThe Crow, which is, in my opinion, one of the greatest revenge movies of all time. Well, Momoa clearly has a thirst for vengeance, as he has signed on to star in Netflix’s revenge movieSweet Girl, Collider has learned.
The action film follows a devastated husband who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left – his daughter. It’s a fairly generic movie premise, but perhaps Momoa will be able to elevate the material and make something special out of it.
Brian Andrew Mendozawill make his feature directorial debut withSweet Girlafter previously working with Momoa onBravenand the fur trading seriesFrontier. Mendoza producedBravenand also served as its cinematographer, while he functioned as an executive producer onFrontier.
Sweet Girlhails from writersGregg HurwitzandPhilip Eisner, as well asWill Staples, who wrote the latest draft. Momoa and Mendoza will produce along withSan AndreasdirectorBrad PeytonandJeff Fiersonof ASAP Entertainment, whileMartin Kistler(On the Roam) will serve as executive producer.
ASAP Entertainment also producedFrontierfor Netflix, andSweet Girlmarks the third feature project in an ongoing partnership between the two companies, one that has also resulted in the upcoming post-apocalyptic seriesDayBreak, based on the eponymous comic series byBrian Ralph. Future film projects from ASAP are also under discussion at Netflix.
“I’m excited to partner with Netflix once again. I’m putting a dream team together from Brad and Jeff to my best friend, Brian, who has been my partner for over ten years. It’s a dream come true to collaborate with him and deliver his vision," said Momoa.
“Brad and I are ecstatic about bringing another project to Netflix, who have truly made us feel like we have a home to make groundbreaking original features and series," said Fierson. “Jason and Brian are like family, so to re-team with them on a movie after working for three seasons of Frontier, is a dream come true. When we first read this script, we knew there was only one actor who could bring the gravitas and depth to the role of Cooper, and that’s Jason. And this is the perfect vehicle for Brian to make his directorial debut.”
Momoa recently starred inAquaman, which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, and was actually his third film as the sea-faring character. He also co-starred on HBO’sGame of Thrones, and he’ll soon be seen on the Apple+ original seriesSee. Momoa just wrappedDenis Villeneuve’s big-budget adaptation ofDune, and he’s also slated to have a key supporting role inAna Lily Amirpour’sCliffhangerremake. He’s represented by WME.
