Worldwide rights to Indonesian action thriller Headshot have been jointly acquired by Nikkatsu, Vertical Entertainment, and XYZ Films. The three companies are partnering on day and date releases on digital and VOD platforms, with theatrical releases planned for selected territories. Still in production in Indonesia, Headshot focuses on an amnesiac (Iko Uwais) who, Bourne Identity-style, washes ashore with a serious and mysterious head injury. Shortly after being nursed back to health by a young doctor (Chelsea Islan), his past comes back to haunt him. Along with Uwais and Islan, it stars Julie Estelle, and Sunny Pang.
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Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel (better known as the Mo Brothers) from a script by Tjahjanto, Headshot is produced by Mike Wiluan, Wicky Olindo, Sukdev Singh and Shinjiro Nishimura. Nikkatsu is handling international sales and negotiated the global pact with Vertical and XYZ. The film is financed by Screenplay Infinite Film, Surya Citra Media (SCM), Amuse Entertainment Singapore, and Nikkatsu Corporation Japan. Indonesian distribution will be handled by Screenplay Infinite Film and partner SCM, with Nikkatsu handling Japan and the rest of Asia. Vertical and XYZ will release Headshot in North America with a simultaneous worldwide VOD release across multiple platforms. Production is expected to wrap in December.
Best known from his starring role in The Raid, and The Raid 2, Uwais is also appearing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and stars alongside Ronda Rousey and Mark Wahlberg in Peter Berg’s Mile 22.