Daisy Ridley is ready to take the lead in upcoming action-thriller “The Good Samaritan” for “Taken” and “Peppermint” director Pierre Morel.
Highland Movie Group are dealing with Worldwide gross sales on the function, with CAA Media Finance and UTA Impartial Movie Group co-representing U.S. home rights. Manufacturing is ready to start in spring 2026 in Brisbane, Australia on the Gold Coast.
The movie, primarily based on an unique screenplay from “Rambo: First Blood” screenwriter Matthew Ian Cirulnick, sees “Star Wars” and “The Younger Lady and the Sea” star Ridley play profitable entrepreneur Dr. Rosalind Carver. Collectively along with her husband Mark, she rescues a wounded man drifting off the coast of Indonesia, believing she’s saving a life – not stepping right into a lethal conspiracy. Inside hours, their yacht vanishes, Matt is kidnapped, and paradise turns right into a lure. Hunted by pirates and imprisoned by corrupt officers, Rosalind’s solely hope lies in Sean Fuller, a non-public army contractor whose motives are as mysterious as his previous. Collectively, they need to navigate a maze of deceit and violence in a land the place nobody might be trusted.
“The Good Samaritan” is produced by Mark Canton (“300,” “Energy,” “Den of Thieves”) and Dorothy Canton (“Arthur The King,” “Energy”) of Canton Leisure, Oakhurst Photos (“Canary Black,” “Lodge Tehran”), Renee Tab (“Freelance,” “Sound of Freedom”) of Sentient Leisure and David Hopwood (“Den of Thieves”). Government producers embrace Morel, Matthew Ian Cirulnick, Ryan Winterstern, and Delphine Perrier and Arianne Fraser from Highland Movie Group, with Canton Leisure’s Karley Ferlic serving as a co-producer.
“What I really like about Matt’s writing is the uncooked realism of the characters and their intense predicament, elevated by the Hitchcockian, noirish collision of two broken souls from reverse worlds,” stated Morel. “Daisy exudes such palpable intelligence, and poise underneath strain; watching her navigate a overseas world the place each component, nature, individuals and even destiny appears stacked towards her can be thrilling. I’m excited concerning the solid coming collectively. It’s going to be a whole lot of enjoyable.”
Added Highland Movie Group CEO Arianne Fraser: “What a thrill to collaborate with a director of Pierre Morel’s caliber who ranks among the many world’s prime motion administrators. The prospect of working with Daisy Ridley on this high-stakes motion thriller – the place her character pushes previous each restrict – really energizes us.”
“The celebrities have aligned and I’m completely delighted to be working with motion maven Pierre Morel and the sensible Daisy Ridley on this complicated and electrifying thriller,” stated Mark Canton. “The Good Samaritan is such a sensible and riveting story and we can not look ahead to cameras to roll on this improbable mission.”
