Michael Keaton’s second film as director, Knox Goes Away, is heading to cinemas in 2024. More details here.
He’s been having fun of late in front of the camera, not least his cameo in this year’s The Flash, where he reprised the role of Batman. But Michael Keaton has also taken the opportunity to return to directing.
He first scratched the itch in 2008 with The Merry Gentleman. Now though, he’s wrapped filming on his latest film as director, which goes by the name of Knox Goes Away.
Keaton takes on the role of John Knox in the film, as well as stepping behind the camera. He’s attracted a good cast too, with Al Pacino, James Marsden and Marcia Gay Harden amongst the ensemble. The script has been penned by Gregory Poirier, who previously turned his hand to the likes of National Treasure: Book Of Secrets and The Spy Next Door
Know Goes Away is a thriller, and there is a synopsis for it too. This one, in fact.
When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of the adult son with whom he had been estranged.
Sounds fun.
Anyway, the business side of things. The film has been put together independently, and that means that work is underway to sort out the distribution rights to the movie. It’s not taken long to sort the US out, with Deadline now reporting that Saban Films has moved in to ink a deal. The plan is for a cinema release in 2024.
As for the UK? Still not sorted, although FilmNation is in charge of making sure there’s UK distribution. Be interesting to see who picks it up: it seems like just the kind of movie that the much-missed Entertainment One would have given a good push too.
We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.
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