A Colt Is My Passport (upcoming film)

A Colt Is My Passport
Directed byGareth Evans
Screenplay byChris Webb
Based onA Colt Is My Passport
by Takashi Nomura
Produced by
  • Gareth Evans
  • Ed Talfan
Starring
CinematographySam Thomas
Edited byUrien Deiniol
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon MGM Studios
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Colt Is My Passport is an upcoming action film directed by Gareth Evans, a reimagining of the 1967 Takashi Nomura film, A Colt Is My Passport, with the setting moved to 1970s America. It is from Amazon MGM Studios and Orion Pictures, and starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tim Roth, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton, and Burn Gorman.

Premise

A veteran of the Vietnam War goes on the run in 1970s Detroit after assassinating a mob boss.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Gareth Evans and is a remake of the 1967 Takashi Nomura film, A Colt Is My Passport, which Evans previously spoke warmly about, introducing a screening of the film at the L'Etrange Festival in 2023. The original film was itself adapted from the novel Tobosha by Shinji Fujihara.[2] It is written by Chris Webb, a previous collaborator with Evans, and produced by Ed Talfan for Severn Screen and Evans for One More One Productions. It is from Amazon MGM Studios and Orion Pictures.[1]

The cast is led by Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tim Roth, Jack Reynor, and Lucy Boynton and also includes Victor Alli, Ewan Mitchell, Burn Gorman and Noah Taylor.[1]

Principal photography took place in Wales, with filming locations including Cardiff, and was completed by September 2025.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiseman, Andreas (September 30, 2025). "Gareth Evans & Amazon MGM's Remake Of '60s Japanese Crime Pic 'A Colt Is My Passport' Will Star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tim Roth, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Marc, Christopher (September 30, 2025). "'A Colt Is My Passport': Sope Dirisu, Tim Roth, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton & More Join Gareth Evans Remake Of Yakuza Hitman Thriller". The Playlist. Retrieved September 30, 2025.