Armie Hammer’s new crime thriller has been renamed after discussions with Warner Bros. and suggestions from ‘Batman’ followers.
German filmmaker Uwe Boll reportedly agreed to swap the title of his upcoming film, initially known as ‘The Darkish Knight’, to ‘Citizen Vigilante’.
Primarily based on an authentic script by Uwe, the movie stars Armie, 37, as Sanders, a person who takes justice into his personal fingers and units out to search out criminals.
His vigilante actions flip him right into a social media sensation and a hero within the eyes of the general public.
Use informed Selection: “We had a really pleasant dialog with Warner Bros. and determined to alter our title to ‘Citizen Vigilante’ to keep away from any confusion with Warners’ well-known character.”
Govt producer Michael Roesch added suggestions from followers additionally performed a job within the determination.
He was quoted by Selection saying: “We additionally received a variety of suggestions from followers, who requested us to alter the title due to its similarity with Chris Nolan’s film, so this was one other think about altering the title.”
Warner Bros. “contacted us and requested us to alter the title,” the film govt added.
He additionally harassed: “It was a really amicable dialogue.”
The staff behind the upcoming movie additionally obtained “a variety of suggestions by way of social media, emails and feedback to articles within the media”, he famous.
Shot solely in and round Zagreb, Croatia, the movie additionally stars Costas Mandylor, 58, as Interpol officer Henry, who goals to deliver Sanders down.
Michael went on: “It’s set in an Jap European metropolis, and whereas we don’t point out the title of the town within the film, individuals who know the town will recognise it’s Zagreb, so it’s set in Croatia.
“However it’s a common story and will play in each larger European metropolis.”
‘Citizen Vigilante’ marks a comeback for Armie, whose profession took a significant hit in 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Whereas Los Angeles prosecutors in the end declined to cost him, job presents remained scarce till current months.
The ‘Name Me by Your Identify’ star returned to work late final yr in Travis Mills’ forthcoming western ‘Frontier Crucible’, which additionally options Thomas Jane, 55, and 74-year-old William H. Macy.
Hammer’s earlier credit embrace Gore Verbinski’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ alongside Johnny Depp, 60, and Man Ritchie’s ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ with Henry Cavill, 40.