Priyanka Chopra Lands Female Lead Role Opposite Chris Pratt In COWBOY NINJA VIKING
Priyanka Chopra (Quantico, Baywatch) has joined the cast of Universal's adaptation of Image Comics' Cowboy Ninja Viking, which will star Guardians of the Galaxy actor Chris Pratt. More past the jump...
THR reports that Priyanka Chopra has landed the female lead opposite Chris Pratt in Universal's Cowboy Ninja Viking.
Though her character is not named, Chopra could be playing Sasha, who is Dr. Sebastian Ghislain's personal bodyguard and pilot in the comic.
Cowboy Ninja Viking is set to be directed by Michelle MacLaren, and focuses on a counter-intelligence unit of Multiple Personality Disorder patients formed by Ghislain, who are transformed into agents known as Triplets (referring to the three different personalities inside their minds).
After the unit falls apart, its various members are turned into hired killers. Duncan (Pratt), a Triplet who channels the skills of a Cowboy, Ninja, and Viking, is sent to find and stop his former teammates.
The movie will hit theaters on June 28, 2019.