Since its release in 2010, the stylish South Korean action-thriller The Man from Nowhere has been attractive to American filmmakers and studios. Originally directed by Lee Jeong-beom, starring Won Bin as that titular nowhere man, Dimension Films originally picked up the rights in 2012 for Shawn Christensen (Abduction) to write, before New Line announced their take in 2016. Now, a team of contemporary action maestros is attached to the project. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the John Wick team of Chad Stahelski and Derek Kolstad will produce and write, respectively, the Man from Nowhere remake for New Line. [caption …

The Man From Nowhere is a 2010 South Korean thriller that has a similar premise to Man On Fire, but arguably does a stronger job with the material.