Shooter
Summary
Mark Wahlberg addresses the possibility of a sequel toShooter . Wahlberg starred in the 2007 Antoine Fuqua - directed flick as Marine Scout Sniper Bob Lee Swagger , who is framed for an assassination endeavour , and must unknot the ominous political conspiracy at the nub of this unjustness . Despite being free 17 eld ago , Shooterrecently became astreaming strike on Paramount+ , where it became one of the service ’s top 10 performing film uncommitted on their platform .
Well , I think my good friends over at Skydance just take over Paramount , so I recall that ’s a possible action . We catch a pretty good library over there with , not only Shooter , with The Italian Job , even Four Brothers , The Fighter . And then other things that they have in the depository library that could be interesting to revisit , or revamp , but that one in especial . Yes . Anywhere I go for the last 20 years , people are always get up to me about that picture .
They do n’t always turn out the manner you want . But that particular movie ? If myself , Antoine Fuqua , and if they get Michael Peña back , that would be very cool .
A Shooter Franchise Has Plenty Of Source Material To Draw From
There Are Numerous Novels About Bob Lee Swagger
Shooter ’s persist popularity , late streaming success , the changes at Paramount , and Wahlberg ’s pursuit are all promising signs of expand the film into a large franchise . In terms of story , possible sequels have a wealth of generator material to pull from , as there are 12 novel about Swagger write by Stephen Hunter . Shooter ’s report was adapted from Hunter ’s 1993 novelPoint of Impact , which follows a similar story to the 2007 film of Swagger being enlisted by the government to aid kibosh an assassination , only to be framed , and deliver to strike back and defend himself against this corruption .
WhilePoint of Impacthas already been adapted , there are 11 other novels about Swagger that a sequel can be based on . This leaves peck of story alternative for Wahlberg and Fuqua to search in a subsequence , and give them an opportunity to even combine elements from the various novel . Prime Video’sReacher , which is establish onLee Child’sJack Reacherbook series , has been tremendously successful and has many parallel to the protagonist , story , and tone ofShooter , proving this guide can act well .
There was aShootertelevision serial that aired for three seasons on the USA web from 2016 to 2018 , with Ryan Phillippe play the role of Swagger , but it never achieved the same popularity as the moving picture . A movie sequeldirected by Fuqua , with Wahlberg back as Swagger , Peña as FBI Special Agent Nick Memphis , andadapted from one of Hunter ’s novels would be the ideal way of life to turn Swagger ’s story into a cinematic dealership . There are enough bright signs for aShootersequel to be genuinely practicable intimately 20 geezerhood subsequently after the original ’s theatrical release .
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Cast
Shooter is an activeness thriller direct by Antoine Fuqua . Mark Wahlberg stars as Bob Lee Swagger , a retired Marine sniper who is wrongfully accused of attempt to assassinate the President . Forced to flee , Swagger must use his skills to uncover the real culprit and clear his name . Michael Peña , Danny Glover , and Kate Mara join the mould in this acute tale of betrayal and survival .
