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Jason Statham-Ric Roman Waugh Action-Thriller Underway In UK & Ireland For Black Bear; Bill Nighy & Naomi Ackie Among Joining Cast

Also joining are rising British child actress Bodhi Rae Breathnach and BAFTA nominee Daniel Mays.

Clockwise Top L-R: Jason Statham, Ric Roman Waugh, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie and Daniel MaysDan Smith/Getty/Marc Sirisi/Aliona Adrianova/Nisha Johny & Jonathan Jacobs/Will Thompson EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear is underway in the UK and Ireland on their untitled Jason Statham action-thriller, which is confirmed today as being directed by Ric Roman Waugh ( Greenland). Producers on the picture include Statham ( The Beekeeper) for Punch Palace Productions, John Friedberg ( The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) for Black Bear, Brendon Boyea ( Kandahar) for Cinemachine, and Jon Berg ( Wonder Woman) and former WB exec Greg Silverman for Stampede Ventures. Rising young actress Bodhi Rae Breathnach starred in the BBC series The Capture and So Awkward Academy and her first film role will be opposite Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet, produced by Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes.

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