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‘Agent 86,’ Unusual China-Tunisia Action Film, Heads for Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)
The brainchild of Bassem Khayati, China-Tunisia action film, 'Agent 86' heads for theatrical release.
Khayati is a veteran of several Jackie Chan movies including “Dragon Blade,” “Kung Fu Yoga” and “Vanguard,” as well as action roles in numerous other Chinese titles including “Fox Hunting,” “Mojin, The Lost Legend” and “Go Away Mr. Tumor.” In the west, Khayati has had various action and stunt roles in the John Cena-starring “Hidden Strike,” the Scott Adkins-starring “Abduction” and the Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen-starring “Outcast.” They are joined by Xiang Lianghue, Wang Zhenwei (“The Karate Kid” and stunt double for Simu Liu in “Shang Chi & The Legend of the 10 Rings”), and Temur Mamisashvili, who was for a decade a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and has credits including Herman Yau’s Moscow Mission, Renny Harlin’s “Skiptrace” and Martin Campbell’s “The Foreigner.” Mamisashvili plays a drug dealer with plans to break into the big-time global drug trade. Another key villain is portrayed by Kevin Lee, whose career also straddles East and West with credits including Chinese blockbusters “Wolf Warrior” and “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” and The Weinstein Co.’s Netflix TV series “Marco Polo.”
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