Vertical has picked up the U.S. rights to "Lords of War," the sequel to Andrew Niccol’s 2005 crime thriller “Lords of War,” starring Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård.
The early pre-sale deal for the follow-up from “Coda” studio Vendôme Pictures comes ahead of CinemaCon next week in Las Vegas, where Vertical is set to screen footage at CinemaCon for exhibitors ahead of a 2027 theatrical release.
Laura Harrier, Sylvia Hoeks, and Greg Tarzan Davis will also star in the pic.
Niccol wrote and directed the film that will see Cage reprise his role as Yuri Orlov, the world’s most notorious arms dealer.
In the follow-up, Orlov finds out he has a son, Anton (Bill Skarsgard), who is building a mercenary army that will rival his father’s, setting up a father-son rivalry, all against the backdrop of America’s wars in the Middle East.
“When Yuri discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), a ruthless mercenary mastermind bent on surpassing his father by building a private army and exploiting America’s wars in the Middle East, he is thrust into a deadly battle for legacy. What begins as a shocking revelation ignites a fierce father-son rivalry fueled by power, ambition and betrayal — with the global arms trade hanging in the balance,” reads the synopsis.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, produced the sequel for Vendôme Pictures, alongside Niccol and Cage for Saturn Films.
Executive producers were Skarsgård, Alice Dawson, Fifth Season’s Graham Taylor and Christopher Slager, and Vertical’s Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey. Sammi Farber served as associate producer.
The deal was negotiated by Jarowey on behalf of Vertical and by Vendôme Pictures and CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers. International sales are being handled by FilmNation Entertainment
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