Laura Harrier is ready to go to war with Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård for the Andrew Niccol-directed sequel Lords of War. Harrier will star opposite Cage and Skarsgård for a follow-up to the filmmaker’s 2005 thriller, Lord of War.
Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.” The details of Harrier’s role remain a mystery.
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the...
Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.” The details of Harrier’s role remain a mystery.
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the...
- 2/25/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Laura Harrier (White Men Can’t Jump) has been tapped for a major role opposite Bill Skarsgård and Nicolas Cage in Lords of War, the sequel to 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, which Andrew Niccol (Anon) wrote and is directing for Vendôme Pictures (Coda), sources tell Deadline.
Lords of War picks up the story of Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, watching as he discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry — even at odds over the same woman. Who will prevail when father and son go to war?
Specifics as to Harrier’s part are under wraps.
Lords of War picks up the story of Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, watching as he discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry — even at odds over the same woman. Who will prevail when father and son go to war?
Specifics as to Harrier’s part are under wraps.
- 2/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Although Nicolas Cage has been known to star in just about any kind of project when attempting to pay off his now-infamous expensive tastes, he has also starred in some great movies that have gotten overlooked. These films include some dramedies of the early 2000s, such as Matchstick Men, The Weather Man and Lord of War. 2005’s Lord of War came from writer and director Andrew Niccol, who had previously penned the Jim Carrey movie The Truman Show and told the story of Yuri Orlov, played by Nicolas Cage, who became a gun runner and quickly rose to become a wealthy and notorious illegal arms dealer of worldwide conflicts.
Variety has revealed that a planned sequel from Niccol is now set to start filming in Morocco locations next March. The sequel’s producer, Karim Debbagh of Kasbah Films, has expressed his zeal to start production now that the writers’ and...
Variety has revealed that a planned sequel from Niccol is now set to start filming in Morocco locations next March. The sequel’s producer, Karim Debbagh of Kasbah Films, has expressed his zeal to start production now that the writers’ and...
- 12/4/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Nicolas Cage and writer/director Andrew Niccol are returning for Lord Of War 2, which is going to start filming later than originally planned.
It came as something of a surprise earlier this year when it was announced that the excellent 2005 movie Lord Of War, from writer/director Andrew Niccol, was in line for a sequel.
If you’ve not seen the terrific original, it stars Nicolas Cage and – yes – Jared Leto, and for a start boasts one of the best opening credits sequences of that decade. It follows a rogue arms trader, where inevitably things go awry. And the $50m-ish production returned some $72m in cinema takings.
Over time, though, its reputation has grown, and thus the sequel news perhaps shouldn’t have been the surprise it was.
Nicolas Cage will be reprising the role of Yuri Orlov in whatever Lord Of War 2 ends up being called. Bill Skarsgard is also on board.
It came as something of a surprise earlier this year when it was announced that the excellent 2005 movie Lord Of War, from writer/director Andrew Niccol, was in line for a sequel.
If you’ve not seen the terrific original, it stars Nicolas Cage and – yes – Jared Leto, and for a start boasts one of the best opening credits sequences of that decade. It follows a rogue arms trader, where inevitably things go awry. And the $50m-ish production returned some $72m in cinema takings.
Over time, though, its reputation has grown, and thus the sequel news perhaps shouldn’t have been the surprise it was.
Nicolas Cage will be reprising the role of Yuri Orlov in whatever Lord Of War 2 ends up being called. Bill Skarsgard is also on board.
- 12/4/2023
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
"Lord of War" is one of Nicolas Cage's best movies, but not one that is usually brought up in a conversation about his work. After all, he doesn't give a deranged, larger-than-life performance like in "Face/Off," and the story isn't over-the-top or even based on a very known figure, like "Renfield." Instead, it is a drama from 2005 written and directed by "The Truman Show" writer Andrew Niccol.
The film follows Cage as an illegal arms dealer who works around the world, selling weapons regardless of what atrocities are committed, usually to both sides of a conflict. Of course, he eventually gets way in over his head and becomes the target of the very people he sells weapons to. The film also starred Ethan Hawke, Ian Holm, Jared Leto, and Bridge Moynahan. It got decent reviews and was a relative commercial success, but "Lord of War" is definitely not the...
The film follows Cage as an illegal arms dealer who works around the world, selling weapons regardless of what atrocities are committed, usually to both sides of a conflict. Of course, he eventually gets way in over his head and becomes the target of the very people he sells weapons to. The film also starred Ethan Hawke, Ian Holm, Jared Leto, and Bridge Moynahan. It got decent reviews and was a relative commercial success, but "Lord of War" is definitely not the...
- 5/13/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are set to play Father and Son arms dealers in Andrew Niccol’s ‘Lord of War’ sequel.
Following on from the 2005 crime thriller, Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Skarsgård will play his son who is said to be a chip off the old block.
The sequel finds Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, as he discovers that he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who is trying to top his dad. Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This triggers an intergenerational bitter rivalry, one that pits father and son against each other.
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“There is so much more to explore with these characters,” Niccol said. “Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I...
Following on from the 2005 crime thriller, Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Skarsgård will play his son who is said to be a chip off the old block.
The sequel finds Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, as he discovers that he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who is trying to top his dad. Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This triggers an intergenerational bitter rivalry, one that pits father and son against each other.
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“There is so much more to explore with these characters,” Niccol said. “Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I...
- 5/9/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicolas Cage is to star in 'Lords of War'.The 59-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as gunrunner Yuri Orlov in the sequel to the 2005 film 'Lord of War'.Andrew Niccol will once again direct after helming the original and Bill Skarsgard is also set to feature as Orlov's son.In 'Lords of War', Yuri Orlov – the world's most notorious gunrunner – discovers he has a son called Anton, who isn't trying to right his father's wrongs but top them instead.Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America's Middle East conflicts and the film tells the story of a father and son's bitter rivalry.FilmNation Entertainment will launch sales for the project at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.Phillippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing under their Vendome Pictures banner and Cage for Saturn Films. Skarsgard is an executive producer on the film heading into production this autumn.
- 5/9/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Following on from his run of high concept scripts (and writing/directing gigs), Andrew Niccol made 2005's Lord Of War, which starred Nicolas Cage as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Despite it failing to set the box office alight, it is getting a belated sequel, called Lords Of War, which will see Cage return and also feature Bill Skarsgård.
In the original, Cage played Yuri Orlov, tracked from his early days in the 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighborhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son.
Then there’s his relationship through the years with his younger brother (Jared Leto), his marriage to a famous model (Bridget Moynahan), his relentless pursuit by a determined Interpol Agent (Ethan Hawke) and his inner demons that...
In the original, Cage played Yuri Orlov, tracked from his early days in the 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighborhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son.
Then there’s his relationship through the years with his younger brother (Jared Leto), his marriage to a famous model (Bridget Moynahan), his relentless pursuit by a determined Interpol Agent (Ethan Hawke) and his inner demons that...
- 5/9/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Nicolas Cage is set to reprise his 2005 “Lord of War” film in a new sequel.
The Academy award-winning studio behind the original film and “Coda”, Vendôme Pictures, announced the sequel to the crime thriller will also star Bill Skarsgård, as Cage’s arms dealer Yuri Orlov’s son.
The original director and writer Andrew Nicool will also return for the film.
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The synopsis for the film reads:
“Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs – he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry – even at odds over the same woman.
The Academy award-winning studio behind the original film and “Coda”, Vendôme Pictures, announced the sequel to the crime thriller will also star Bill Skarsgård, as Cage’s arms dealer Yuri Orlov’s son.
The original director and writer Andrew Nicool will also return for the film.
Read More: Nicolas Cage Credits Work, Including ‘Crummy’ Movies, For Getting Him Through A ‘Dark’ Period
The synopsis for the film reads:
“Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs – he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry – even at odds over the same woman.
- 5/8/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Strap on a bulletproof vest and prepare to make a shady deal or two because a Lord of War sequel is on the way. Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are teaming up for Lords of War, with Vendome Pictures producing. Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.”
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate...
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate...
- 5/8/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Almost 20 years after its theatrical release, “Lord of War” is getting a sequel. Vendôme Pictures (“Coda”) will reunite writer/director Andrew Niccol and Nicolas Cage for “Lords of War,” with Cage reprising as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Bill Skarsgård, recently Pennywise in the two-part “It” adaptation and the heavy in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” will play his son.
Principal photography will begin in late 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights while introducing the film at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner. Nicolas Cage, under his company, Saturn Films will also produce while Skarsgård is executive producing.
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In “Lords of War,” the infamous weapons merchant discovers he has...
Principal photography will begin in late 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights while introducing the film at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner. Nicolas Cage, under his company, Saturn Films will also produce while Skarsgård is executive producing.
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- 5/8/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Producers eye autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are set to star in Lords of War, the sequel to Lord of War that reunites Coda producer Vendome Pictures with director Andrew Niccol.
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In Lords of War, Orlov discovers he has a son, Anton, who is trying to top his father’s wrongs rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.
The sequel will shoot in fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights starting at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are returning in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner,...
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In Lords of War, Orlov discovers he has a son, Anton, who is trying to top his father’s wrongs rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.
The sequel will shoot in fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights starting at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are returning in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producers eye autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nicolas Cage (Renfield) and writer-director Andrew Niccol (Anon) will reteam with Vendôme Pictures, the Academy Award winning studio behind Coda, on Lords of War — a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, which starred Cage as Yuri Orlov, a composite character based on numerous arms dealers.
Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) is also on board to star as Orlov’s son, with FilmNation Entertainment to rep international sales and introduce the film at Cannes, and CAA Media Finance to handle domestic rights.
In Lords of War, Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s...
Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) is also on board to star as Orlov’s son, with FilmNation Entertainment to rep international sales and introduce the film at Cannes, and CAA Media Finance to handle domestic rights.
In Lords of War, Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"Lord of War" is the 2005 crime drama, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Nicolas Cage as an illegal arms dealer, who becomes the notorious 'merchant of death':
"...in the early 1980s, 'Yuri Orlov', the eldest son of a family of Ukrainian refugees, is visiting a Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, restaurant where he witnesses a Russian mobster kill two would-be assassins holding 'Kalashnikov' rifles.
"The incident inspires him to go into the arms trade, musing that the constant need for weapons is similar to the human need for food and drink. Thus he can make a fortune..."
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"...in the early 1980s, 'Yuri Orlov', the eldest son of a family of Ukrainian refugees, is visiting a Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, restaurant where he witnesses a Russian mobster kill two would-be assassins holding 'Kalashnikov' rifles.
"The incident inspires him to go into the arms trade, musing that the constant need for weapons is similar to the human need for food and drink. Thus he can make a fortune..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 12/14/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Welcome to The Best Movie You Never Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either before it’s time and/or has aged like a fine wine.
This week we’ll be looking at Lord Of War…
The Story: In the late-eighties-early-nineties, a low-level thug, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) becomes an infamous arms dealer, exploiting connections in the former Soviet Union and selling his wares to whomever has the cash.
The Players: Directed and Written by Andrew Niccol. Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Bridget Moynahan and Ethan Hawke.
The History: 2005 was one of the peak moments for Nicolas Cage. At the time, he was able to skillfully juggle commercial projects (such as the National Treasure movies) with more artistic ones, such as this...
This week we’ll be looking at Lord Of War…
The Story: In the late-eighties-early-nineties, a low-level thug, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) becomes an infamous arms dealer, exploiting connections in the former Soviet Union and selling his wares to whomever has the cash.
The Players: Directed and Written by Andrew Niccol. Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Bridget Moynahan and Ethan Hawke.
The History: 2005 was one of the peak moments for Nicolas Cage. At the time, he was able to skillfully juggle commercial projects (such as the National Treasure movies) with more artistic ones, such as this...
- 12/4/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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