Freelance (upcoming film)

Upcoming American film by Pierre Morel

Freelance

Directed by| Pierre Morel
Written by| Jacob Lentz
Produced by|

* Steve Richards
* Renee Tab
* Christopher Tuffin

Starring|

* John Cena
* Alison Brie
* Juan Pablo Raba
* Alice Eve
* Marton Csokas
* Christian Slater

Cinematography| Thierry Arbogast
Music by| Elliot Leung

Production
companies

* Endurance Media
* Sentient Entertainment

Distributed by| Relativity Media
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $40 million

Freelance is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Jacob Lentz in his feature writing debut. It stars John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, Alice Eve, Marton Csokas, and Christian Slater.

## Premise[edit]

Years after retiring from the Army, a Special Forces operator takes a job providing security for a female journalist as she interviews a cruel dictator. When a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, the three are forced to escape into the jungle together.

## Cast[edit]

* John Cena as the retired special forces operator
* Alison Brie as the journalist
* Juan Pablo Raba as president Venegas
* Alice Eve
* Marton Csokas
* Christian Slater

## Production[edit]

Freelance is the feature writing debut of television screenwriter Jacob Lentz. The film was announced on October 22, 2021, with Pierre Morel directing and John Cena attached to star. The film was reported to have a budget of at least $40 million.[1][2] In January 2022, Alison Brie,[3] Juan Pablo Raba,[4] Alice Eve, Marton Csokas,[5] and Christian Slater joined the cast.[6] Filming began in Colombia on January 17, 2022, with cinematographer Thierry Arbogast.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 22, 2021). "John Cena In Negotiations To Star In Action-Comedy Movie Freelance From Taken Director Pierre Morel — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (November 10, 2021). "AFM: John Cena Action Comedy Freelance Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
3. ^ Kit, Borys (January 14, 2022). "Alison Brie Joins John Cena in Action Comedy Freelance (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 18, 2022). "Juan Pablo Raba Joins John Cena & Alison Brie In Pierre Morel Action-Comedy Freelance; Filming Begins In Colombia". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
5. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 20, 2022). "Freelance: Alice Eve & Marton Csokas Join John Cena Action-Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
6. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 27, 2022). "Christian Slater Joins John Cena, Alison Brie & Juan Pablo Raba In Action-Comedy Freelance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
7. ^ Sentient Entertainment is proud to announce that we have commenced principal photography on FREELANCE today. Sentient Entertainment. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022 - via Instagram.

## External links[edit]

* Freelance at IMDb

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Films directed by Pierre Morel

* District 13 (2004)
* Taken (2008)
* From Paris with Love (2010)
* The Gunman (2015)
* Peppermint (2018)
* Al Kameen (2021)
* Freelance (TBA)
* Canary Black (TBA)

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