Ke Huy Quan’s return to Oscar-winning glory with Everything Everywhere All at Once was one of last year’s true fairy tale stories. Since then, Quan has been choosey in the roles he’s taken, although he managed to create another beloved character in season two of Loki. But now Quan has found a lead role for himself in a major studio flick, as he’ll star in actioner With Love, from Universal and producer David Leitch.
Details on With Love are being kept under wraps, so we don’t know what Quan will be up to just yet. The film marks the directorial debut of Jonathan Eusebio, who seems to be following the same path as Leitch. A longtime 2nd unit director and stunt coordinator, Eusebio has worked on other Leitch films such as John Wick and Deadpool 2. He also worked on Birds of Prey in the same capacity, joining the DCEU film that Leitch’s frequent collaborator Chad Stahelski oversaw action scenes for.
The screenplay is by Luke Passmore, based on an original script by Warrior writer Josh Stoddard.
Coming up for Quan is the Russo Bros.’ adaptation of the graphic novel The Electric State alongside Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. That film is expected to open later this year. [Deadline]
