Deadline is reporting that RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists) has signed on to direct the prison thriller Breakout, which is based on a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call).
The film tells the story of “a young photographer who is falsely arrested in Bangladesh for drug trafficking. His prominent father turns to two old friends to help break his son out of prison and uncover the truth.”
RZA’s next directorial offering is the recently-wrapped Coco, which is set to hit cinemas in March 2016 with a cast that includes Azealia Banks, John David Washington, Hanna Mae Lee, Common and Jill Scott.
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Originally published September 15, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
