Josh Duhamel Action Comedy ‘London Calling’ Goes to Signature for U.K., Ireland (Exclusive)

Signature Entertainment has acquired the action comedy , starring ( franchise), from Highland Film Group for release in the U.K. and Ireland. The feature film also stars Jeremy Ray Taylor ( ), Rick Hoffman ( ) and ( ). Signature said it plans to release the movie in early 2025. focuses on Tommy Ward (Duhamel), a “mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord,” according to a plot description.

“To get back to his son on the other side of the pond, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Hoffman): teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Taylor) to be a man, in exchange for safe passage.” The film is directed by Allan Ungar, who is reuniting with Duhamel after their work on the heist thriller , and written by Oscar nominated Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe.

is produced by Ungar ( starring Nicolas Cage, ), Delon Bakker and Kyle Ambrose ( ), Ryan Winterstern and Nathan Klingher (the upcoming starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth and starring Kit Harrington), Mark Fasano (the upcoming Russell Crowe and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart), Apur Parikh (the upcoming ) and Julia Sandberg Hansson.

The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s head of acquisitions and TV Elizabeth Williams and Highland’s president of Todd Olsson. “They are the ideal partner to introduce this action comedy to audiences in the U.K. and Ireland,” said Olsson about the agreement. Added Williams: “We’re proud to team up again with our friends at Highland to release another super entertaining Allan Ungar movie in the U.K.

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