Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson Will Return for Sequel to HITMAN'S BODYGUARD

Variety reports that Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek will return for a "Hitman's Bodyguard" sequel.

Lionsgate will release sequel "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" in North America, the studio announced Thursday.

In "The Hitman's Bodyguard," Reynolds played the titular bodyguard hired to protect a notorious hitman, played by Jackson. The film follows the mismatched duo on a journey from London to the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands in order for the hitman to testify against an Eastern European dictator, played by Gary Oldman. Hayek played the imprisoned wife of Jackson's hitman.

Patrick Hughes return to direct from a script by Brandon and Phillip Murphy. The sequel will follow bodyguard Michael Bryce (Reynolds) enlisted by Jackson and Hayek's characters to join them on a mission along the Amalfi Coast. Production will begin in March.

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