‘Law Abiding Citizen' Sequel in the Works, Gerard Butler Producing

It’s simply been revealed that a follow up to 2009’s Law Abiding Resident starring Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, and Leslie Bibb is formally in the works from The Matrix franchise manufacturers Town Roadshow Pictures in collaboration with Rivulet Media. Initial film writers Lucas Foster and Kurt Wimmer will return for the task, while Butler will return with his G-Base partner Alan Siegel as manufacturers.

Although the initial movie didn’t discover much success in the crucial arena, it appeared to be a success with audiences, earning a comfy $127 million at package office upon its release. Law Abiding Resident followed Butler as the titular character Clyde Shelton, who was when a pleased married man up until his better half and child were eliminated throughout a house intrusion. When assistant district lawyer Nick Rice, played by Foxx, makes a plea deal with the killers to keep his 99% conviction rate afloat, Clyde blames him for his households deaths and trigger on a course to ruin the whole judicial system as a type of individual justice.

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Although plot and casting information for the follow up are still being kept under covers, it’s still an amazing statement for fans of the initial flick. Other team members signed on for the follow up consist of Rivulet Media manufacturers Rob Paris and Mike Witherill, and Town Roadshow Pictures’ executive manufacturers Tristen Tuckfield and Jillian Apfelbaum.

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Rivulet Media manufacturers Paris and Witherill exposed in a declaration regarding why they chose to get the 2009 movie for a follow up, specifying:

“The demand for smart, star-driven action thrillers in the marketplace is palpable, and this is one of those rare unexploited franchise opportunities that was too good to pass up.”

While Foster included on stating:

“I am delighted to partner with Rob, Mike and Village Roadshow Pictures, together with my frequent creative partner Kurt Wimmer, to revisit these great characters and this compelling topic which seems even more relevant today than when we made the original film. We’re going to blow your mind… again”

The team appears to have the utmost self-confidence in their efforts to restore the Law Abiding Resident franchise, by making it more action-packed and jaw-dropping than ever previously. Stay tuned to Collider for additional info on the follow up.