‘We Can Be Heroes’: Priyanka Chopra and Pedro Pascal to Lead Robert Rodriguez’s Netflix Superhero Movie!!

Robert Rodriguez and Netflix are getting into the superhero business together with a new sci-fi fantasy film We Can Be Heroes. Rodriguez is set to write, direct and produce the original film, with Priyanka Chopra starring and a supporting cast that includes Christian Slater, Boyd Holbrook, Sung Kang, and Pedro Pascal.

From the sound of it, We Can Be Heroes will tap right into the genre strengths Rodriguez showed with Alita: Battle Angel and his Spy Kids franchise. Per Deadline,

The pic follows the children of Earth’s superheroes after their parents have been kidnapped by alien invaders. The children must team up and learn to work together if they want to save their parents and the world.

The cast also includes YaYa GosselinAkira Akbar, Andrew Diaz, Andy Walken, Hala Finley, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Lotus Blossom, Lyon Daniels, Nathan Blair, Vivien Lyra Blair, Adriana Barraza, and Christopher McDonald.

Rodriguez is coming off of his ambitious James Cameron collaboration Alita: Battle Angel, which didn’t fare too well at the domestic box office, taking home only $85.7 million on a reported $200 million budget. However, the film hit a stride overseas, where it made $319.1 million. It also wracked up one hell of a dedicated fan-base. On the opposite end, he also screened Red 11 this year, a $7000 DIY filmmaking experiment, which screened at SXSW weeks after his most expensive film yet hit theaters.

After wrapping up her hit series Quantico,Chopra appeared in this year’s romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic and next up, she’ll star in and co-produce The Sky Is Also Pink, based on the true-life story of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary, which premieres at TIFF.

No further details on when to expect We Can Be Heroes, as is Netflix’s MO, but the report notes the film is currently in production.

 

via Collider

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