The Man from Toronto (2021 film)

The Man from Toronto is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, and Ellen Barkin.

The Man from Toronto
Directed byPatrick Hughes
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Robbie Fox
  • Chris Bremner
Story by
  • Robbie Fox
  • Jason Blumenthal
Starring
Music byRamin Djawadi
CinematographyRob Hardy
Edited byCraig Alpert
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Man from Toronto is scheduled to be released on September 17, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Premise

A screw-up is forced to team up with an assassin after the two are confused for one another while staying at an Airbnb.

Cast

Production

Development

It was announced in January 2020 that Patrick Hughes was set to direct Robbie Fox's script The Man From Toronto, with Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Bill Bannerman, and Steve Tisch producing through Escape Artists, and Sony Pictures distributing.[1]

Casting

It was announced in January 2020 that Jason Statham and Kevin Hart had been set to star in the film.[1] In March, Statham would abruptly exit the project six weeks prior to filming after clashing with producers over the tone and rating of the film. Woody Harrelson was cast to replace him.[2][3] Kaley Cuoco was added to the cast in April,[4] and Pierson Fodé was added in May.[5] Jasmine Mathews, Ellen Barkin, Lela Loren, and Tomohisa Yamashita would be added in October.[6][7][8]

Filming

Filming was set to begin in April 2020 in Atlanta,[9] but in March, production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Filming began on October 12, 2020 in Toronto.[11][12] Rob Hardy is the cinematographer.[13]

Music

The film's music will be composed by Ramin Djawadi.[14]

Release

The film was set to be released on November 20, 2020.[1] On April 24, 2020, the date was moved to September 17, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

References
  1. N'Duka, Amanda (January 29, 2020). "Jason Statham & Kevin Hart In Talks To Lead 'The Man From Toronto' Action-Comedy From Sony". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (March 3, 2020). "Jason Statham Exits WME After He Drops Out Of 'Man From Toronto' – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  3. Borys Kit; Mia Galuppo (March 10, 2020). "Woody Harrelson to Replace Jason Statham in Action-Comedy 'Man From Toronto' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. Kroll, Justin (April 29, 2020). "Kaley Cuoco to Star With Kevin Hart in 'Man From Toronto' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (May 11, 2020). "Pierson Fodé Joins 'Man From Toronto'; Milo Gibson Boards 'Manifest West'; David Zayas Cast In 'R#J' – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. Kroll, Justin (October 13, 2020). "Jasmine Mathews Joins Kevin Hart In Sony's 'Man From Toronto'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  7. Kroll, Justin (October 21, 2020). "Ellen Barkin Joins Kevin Hart In Sony's Action-Comedy 'Man From Toronto'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. Kroll, Justin (October 28, 2020). "Lela Loren Joins Kevin Hart And Woody Harrelson in Sony's 'Man From Toronto'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. Project Casting (March 28, 2020). "Kevin Hart's 'Man From Toronto' Atlanta Open Casting Call". Project Casting. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 14, 2020). "Sony Halts Production On Kevin Hart's 'Man From Toronto', 'Shrine' & 'The Nightingale'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  11. Demarco, Zoe (October 15, 2020). "The Man from Toronto is now being filmed in... Toronto". Daily Hive. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. Simonpillai, Radheyan (October 14, 2020). "Toronto plays New York in Man From Toronto". Now. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  13. "Rob Hardy Begins Work on The Man from Toronto". Lux Artists. October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. "Ramin Djawadi" (PDF). The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  15. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 24, 2020). "'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Sequel Pushes 'Doctor Strange 2' To 2022 As Disney & Sony Team On Release Date Changes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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