Marlon Wayans / Luck-Key (2016) – Picture: Getty Images
Netflix is ready to be the streaming dwelling of the already-announced motion comedy Luck Key, an American remake of the 2016 Korean film of the identical title that may probably star Marlon Wayans.
The script for Netflix’s Luck Key was being written by brothers Jim and Brian Kehoe, whose credit embody Blockers and some upcoming tasks, together with Unleashed for Netflix starring Dave Bautista. No director is connected to Luck Key but.
The first reference to the film’s growth got here in August 2022, when Deadline reported that Dave Bautista and Jeff Tomsic had been engaged on Unleashed for Netflix.
Midway by means of the report, they talked about Luck Key, saying:
“They [Jim & Brian Kehoe] also scripted Luck Key, a remake of the Korean film of the same title, that will star Marlon Wayans. AGC’s Stuart Ford is producing alongside Wayans and producing partner Rick Alvarez. It’s about an assassin and an actor who switch lives and find out what’s really important to them.”
Now a 12 months on, a registration has been filed at Netflix for Luck Key and as well as, we’ve acquired two extra sources which have connected the film for a Netflix streaming launch down the street.
Who’s behind Luck Key remake at Netflix?
AGC Studios have grown to turn into a key provider for numerous streaming providers, together with Netflix. Some of their Netflix tasks embody the not too long ago launch The Perfect Find starring Gabrielle Union and the hit documentary The Tinder Swindler (which is getting a scripted film too).
What’s the plot of Luck Key?
Netflix’s Luck Key is a remake of the 2016 Korean film of the identical title, which, in flip, is a remake of a 2012 Japanese comedy known as Key of Life.
Here’s the logline for Luck Key 2016:
A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist murderer who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they swap lives till the hit-man, who quickly turns into an motion hero on TV, begins to recollect issues.
Who is forged in Luck Key?
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Marlon Wayans is connected to Netflix’s Luck Key to play the lead position.
This will mark Wayans’ fourth main Netflix Original for Netflix since he started working with the streamer again in 2017. Those prior Netflix Original titles embody Naked, Sextuplets, and The Curse of Bridge Hollow. Wayans additionally has a Netflix Original stand-up particular known as Woke-Ish. Internationally Netflix remains to be dwelling to seasons 1-2 of the NBC comedy Marlon (it departed Netflix US earlier in 2023).
No additional forged members are recognized at this stage.
What’s the manufacturing standing of Luck Key?
Development on Netflix’s Luck Key is at present most certainly halted because of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Before the strikes, the undertaking gave the impression to be nonetheless within the early levels of growth.
What’s the Netflix launch date for Luck Key?
As the film remains to be within the very early levels of growth, it’s too early to talk of any launch dates, however we may estimate someday in late 2024 if filming begins in 2023. Given quite a few strikes ongoing, nevertheless, it may very well be a lot later once we see the film finally launched.