Michelle Yeoh to play in “ The Surgeon ” for the producer of “John Wick”

Patrick Wachsberger and the JV 193 of Legendary will launch sales to the film by Cannes Market on Action The surgeonwho will showcase the winner of the Michelle Yeoh Oscars and will be produced by John Wick Outfit Thunder Road.

Pic is written and directed by Roshan Sethi, doctor, winner of the independent spirit and co-creator of the successful Fox series The resident.

The film will follow a retired surgeon (Yeoh) who is removed and forced to operate a mystery patient. Although largely in number, her kidnappers have neglected her greatest weapon: 35 years of surgical experience, leading to an explosive and brutal confrontation during which she surpasses and reduces her enemies in a visual style that challenges everything you have seen before. There is hope that it can become a franchise.

Iwanyk and Erica Lee produce for Thunder Road alongside John Schoenfelder and Russell Ackerman for Neotext, Adam Kolbrenner for Bed Entertainment and Steve Klinsky for the uncompromising worlds. Executive production is Patrick White of Lit Entertainment and Jay Schuminsky.

The film continues the collaboration between Wachsberger and the producer Iwanyk after working together on the John Wick franchise, which Iwanyk produced and Wachsberger distributed as president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.

Sethi won a film Independent Spirit Award in 2021 for his first feature film, 7 days. Return to oncologist who became a film-film, he first exploited his medical experience on the CBS series Black codeBefore co-creating The residentwhich lasted six seasons on Fox.

Yeoh won the Oscar, Golden Globe, film independent Spirit Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for All everywhere at the same time. It is also well known for Asian rich and crazyand action films, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon And Tomorrow never dies.

“I am so excited to bring something new and innovative to the kind of action based on my medical history,” said director Roshan Sethi. “I cannot think of a better partner than Michelle, the queen of emblematic action that will use her skills in a different and surprising way in this film, and the producing teams of Thunder Road, 193 and Neotext.”

Adding Thunder Road Basil Iwanyk: “Roshin wrote an incredibly complex and convincing character who was able to excite one of the great actresses in the world to Michelle Yeoh. I can’t wait to see what this collaboration continues. And to work again with Patrick, who was so instrumental to obtain the John Wick And Sicario The franchises made, is a big thrill for Thunder Road. »»

“Michelle is a film force and a perfect match for this role,” said Wachsberger. “It mixes grace and power, bringing an emotional depth even to the most physical sequences. With it leading the distribution and Roshan relying on its singular perspective to tell a story that it could, we have a captivating franchise that comes to life, and we are impatient to bring it to the public around the world.”