Chuck Norris in a sci-fi action movie, a new project by Statham and Eyre, a remake of "Veteran"

It seems the 83-year-old action movie legend Chuck Norris In the midst of retirement, he decided to shine a little in a movie, in which he had not acted since 2020, and even then he appeared in a small role in the final season of the series "Hawaii 5.0" (2010-2020).

Just recently there was news that Chuck is starring in comedies about zombies and here's another one - the iconic bearded man will play in a science-fiction action movie "Agent Recon" (Agent Recon).

The film is a directorial project of a martial arts practitioner and actor Derek Tina (“Largo Winch: The Beginning”, “Supercapitalist”, “Agent of the Apocalypse”).

Here's the synopsis: Alastair (Norris), commander of a covert Earth security task force, calls on super-powered rookie Jim to embark on a mission led by battle-hardened Colonel Green and his seasoned Marines to track a mysterious energy disturbance at a base in New Mexico. There they encounter an unknown creature with powerful and deadly powers.

He played the main role in the film himself. Derek Tin, and besides Chuck Norris another minor role assigned to Mark Singer (TV series "Arrow")

There is no more information about the film, but the creators shared promotional photos of the main characters.


"Levon's Trade"

While action fans wait "Beekeeper" from the director David Eyre с Jason Statham starring, information came that the tandem was going to work together again.

We're talking about a crime thriller "Trade of Livon" (Levon's Trade), the script for which he wrote himself Sylvester Stallone, with whom Jason worked closely in the franchise "The Expendables".

Stallone adapted the screenplay from the novel of the same name Chuck Dixon. This is the first book in a series of 11 novels about Lavon Cade, so Statham has enough material to piss off a lot of villains if the film is a success.

Synopsis: Levon Cade long ago left his profession as a hitman and began working in construction. He wants to live a simple life and be a good father to his daughter. But when his boss's teenage daughter Jenny disappears, he must re-use the skills that made him a legendary figure in the shadowy world of black ops. The hunt for a missing student leads him deep into the heart of a sinister criminal conspiracy, creating a chain reaction that will threaten his new way of life.

The film company is responsible for filming Black Bear and Brock Film and they say that the cast is already being actively recruited, since filming of the action movie should start in the spring of 2024.


Chuck Norris in a sci-fi action movie, a new project by Statham and Eyre, a remake of "Veteran"

We constantly receive news that Hollywood wants to make remakes of successful action films from South Korea, and no wonder - there is more than enough material. That Chad Stahelski promises to produce remake "The Man from Nowhere"then Sylvester Stallone wants to reshoot "Gangster, Cop and Devil"...

Now the news has come that the Americans want to make their own version of the comedy-crime action film "Veteran" 2015. According to the agency Variety, producer Michael Mann (Heat, Ali, Insider) wants to produce the film in cooperation with the Korean and American branches CJENM, moreover, the project was quite active before the writers' strike in Hollywood - they were already looking for a director. Now the project is being talked about again, primarily by the producers Elsa Kesslasie и Patrick Frater. However, nothing more is known about the upcoming film. All that remains is to wait for news.

Let us remember that the original action film told the story of an incredibly honest policeman and just a cheerful guy, to whom fate throws a case about the son of an influential politician and mafioso and needs to unravel it.

If you haven't watched "Veteran" - immediately run to correct this mistake, but in the comments you can speculate about who could direct the film in Hollywood and who would look good in the leading roles.

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