Three-time Oscar nomineeWoody Harrelsonis set to joinMary Elizabeth Winsteadin Netflix’s assassin thrillerKate, Collider has learned.
Winstead will star as a ruthless criminal operative who is irreversibly poisoned, giving her less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies. In the process, she forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan(The Huntsman: Winter’s War) is directing from a script byUmair Aleem, and frequent Netflix supplierBryan Unkeless(Bright) is producing alongsideKelly McCormick(Deadpool 2) andPatrick Newall(The Old Man and the Gun).Hobbs & ShawdirectorDavid Leitchwill executive produce withScott Morgan.
It’s funny, my boss Marc Fernandez and I were just talking about Harrelson yesterday – how good he was as the villain inWar for the Planet of the Apes, and how he would’ve made a great Kraven the Hunter back in the day. It’s all but impossible now, given that he’s poised to play Carnage inVenom 2– or at least, that’s what the end of the first film set up. But hey, a fanboy can dream. I think fans would be happy withanyoneplaying Kraven in the next Spider-Man movie, and while it doesn’t have to beKraven’s Last Hunt, which is certainly darker than what that franchise has been thus far, it sure would be great if it was.
Anyway, I have no idea whether Harrelson is playing the villain inKate, as character details were’t immediately available, but Winstead’s assassin requires a formidable foe, and who better than Harrelson to tackle that assignment? The truth is, I don’t even care who he’s playing, because the mere fact that he’s confirmed to co-star inKateis enough for me.
Meanwhile, the film’s producers have put together an impressive crew that boasts a litany of action credits, includingBlack Panther,Mad Max: Fury Road,The Fate of the Furious,The Bourne Supremacyand theJohn Wickfranchise. Clearly, this team knows what it’s doing, and withBirds of PreyandGemini Manstar Winstead in the title role (I assume), this scrappy movie seems to have a real shot at breakout potential on the streaming service.
Harrelson is coming off of the Netflix movieThe Highwaymen, which was good, but a little long. Check it out if you haven’t yet. As you might imagine, Harrelson andKevin Costnerare great together. Harrelson also recently starred in the Best Picture nomineeThree Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, as well as the Disney tentpoleSolo: A Star Wars Story. He’ll soon be seen inRoland Emmerich’sMidwayand Sony’s sequelZombieland: Double Tap. Harrelson is represented by CAA.
