BLOODSHOT Begins Production In South Africa; NEW GIRL Star Lamorne Morris Joins The Cast
Earlier today, Vin Diesel announced that his upcoming Bloodshot movie has officially started principal photography in South Africa. Plus, New Girl star Lamorne Morris has joined the cast in a key role.
Sony Pictures has officially commenced production on Bloodshot, their upcoming Valiant Comics adaptation that will star Vin Diesel (Fast and the Furious; Avengers: Infinity War) in the title role.
Dave Wilson, who is best known for his VFX work on Avengers: Age of Ultron and for directing the video game The Division, is helming the upcoming comic book movie with a script from Eric Heisserer (Arrival) and Jeff Wadlow (Truth or Dare).
Sony has slated the movie for a February 21, 2020 release date.
On another note, Deadline is reporting that Lamorne Morris (New Girl) has joined the cast as Wilfred Wigans, a young scientist who becomes Bloodshot's unlikely ally. In addition to Diesel, he joins a cast that will also feature Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver), Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex), Sam Heughan (The Spy Who Dumped Me), Talulah Riley (Westworld), Alex Hernandez (UnREAL), and Toby Kebbell (Kong: Skull Island).