‘Taken’ Director Pierre Morel Boards AGC & Jon Shestack Action Movie ‘The Blacksmith’ About A Weapons Expert With A Unique Set Of Skills

Taken filmmaker Pierre Morel has been set to direct action-thriller The Blacksmith, screenwriter Ben Ripley’s (Source Code) adaptation of the graphic novel by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman.

Jon Shestack (Air Force One) will produce with Jason Netter (Wanted), and Jeremy Stein, with AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford executive producing. Samantha Shear and Bob Sobhani will also executive produce. AGC will finance and co-pre U.S. rights with UTA.’