Netflix’s Man on Fire sequence has added Scoot McNairy and two extra to the solid.
In 2023 it was introduced that Netflix had ordered a straight-to-series of the 1980 Man on Fireplace novel, which was written by A. J. Quinnell. The novel was beforehand tailored right into a 2004 function movie directed by Tony Scott that starred Denzel Washington.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was tapped to steer the sequence earlier this yr. Bobby Cannavale and Billie Boullet can even star within the present.
Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, the Man on Fireplace sequence has added Scoot McNairy, Alice Braga, and Paul Ben-Victor to the sequence.
McNairy just lately starred within the 2024 remake of Converse No Evil. He’s been in films reminiscent of 2012’s Argo, 2013’s 12 Years a Slave, 2014’s Gone Woman, 2016’s Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice, 2020’s A Quiet Place Half II, whereas he’ll quickly be seen in Nightbitch and A Full Unknown, each of which might be launched later this yr.
Braga beforehand starred in 2002’s Metropolis of God, 2007’s I Am Legend, 2010’s Predators, 2013’s Elysium, 2020’s The New Mutants, and 2021’s The Suicide Squad. She’s additionally recognized for enjoying Sian in A Homicide on the Finish of the World and Amanda in Darkish Matter.
Ben-Victor performed Spiros ‘Vondas’ Vondopoulos in The Wire and Alan Grey in Entourage. His filmography contains titles reminiscent of 1991’s Physique Elements, 1993’s Tombstone, 2003’s Daredevil, 2013’s Don Jon, 2019’s The Irishman, and extra.
What else can we find out about Netflix’s Man on Fireplace sequence?
The sequence “facilities on John Creasy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), a former particular forces mercenary now struggling intense PTSD,” per The Hollywood Reporter’s description. “Decided to beat his private demons, he units out on a path to redemption. However earlier than he can alter to this new life, he finds himself again within the fireplace, preventing tougher than ever.”
Braga is enjoying an expert driver named Valeria Melo in Man on Fireplace, whereas McNairy is enjoying a discipline agent named Henry Tappan and Ben-Victor is enjoying CIA director Moncrief. The eight-episode present comes from showrunner Kyle Killen.
A premiere date for Man on Fireplace has not but been introduced by Netflix.
