The martial arts sci-fi action franchise that launched with Skyline in 2010 is set to continue with Skyline: Warpath, from writer/director Liam O’Donnell (Beyond Skyline). Deadline reports today that the newest installment has been acquired for U.S. distribution by XYZ Films.
Skyline: Warpath stars Iko Uwais (The Raid franchise) and Scott Adkins (John Wick: Chapter 4, Day Shift).
Set five years after the events of Beyond Skyline, the latest entry “follows Sua (Uwais) as he leads The Resistance against the aliens. When he discovers the powerful alien Radial Gauntlet, he must deal with both the corrupt Eric (Adkins) and the army of alien invaders.”
The acquisition news comes with a pair of first look images of Adkins and Uwais in action.
Louis Mandylor, Randall J. Bacon and Yayan Ruhain (The Raid franchise, Boy Kills World) star alongside Iko Uwais and Scott Adkins, and filmming is currently underway in Indonesia.
Beyond Skyline starred Frank Grillo as a tough-as-nails detective who embarked on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship, and the sequel released in 2017. It was followed up by Skylines in 2020. Both sequels were written and helmed by Liam O’Donnell.
“Since we first met Iko Uwais, Matthew Chausse and I have been pushing to make a star vehicle for him like Warpath. Pairing him with the truly versatile action legend Scott Adkins, along with XYZ films, the company that started things off for us, has been a dream come true,” Liam O’Donnell told Deadline.
Skyline: Warpath will reunite Iko Uwais and Scott Adkins on screen; the pair previously starred in 2019’s action film Triple Threat. While we wait for more on Skyline: Warpath, we can expect to see Uwais next in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Ash from Flying Lotus.
Matthew Chausse and Evangelo Kioussis are producers on the film. Palisades Park Pictures is handling international sales on the film.
XYZ Films will release Skyline: Warpath domestically in early 2025.
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