''Red One'' is an upcoming American

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, directed by

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, with a script written by Chris Morgan, from an original story by Hiram Garcia. The film stars

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and Chris Evans in the lead roles, and features

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and

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in supporting roles. Johnson, Hiram Garcia,

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, Kasdan, Melvin Mar, and Morgan serve as producers. The project is seen as the first of a potential franchise, reimagining holiday

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. The project will be a joint-venture production between

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, Amazon Prime Original Films, The Detective Agency, and Chris Morgan Productions. ''Red One'' is scheduled to be released exclusively as an

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original film in the 2023

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Cast

as Callum Drift * Chris Evans as Jack O'Malley *

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* Wesley Kimmel *

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Production

Hiram Garcia at

conceived the idea for the film, which was developed into a screenplay by Chris Morgan for

to direct. Chris Evans joined the cast in January 2022. In September,

was added to the cast.

, Wesley Kimmel and

joined the cast the following month, with Ellis revealing her and Simmons involvement on

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. Filming began in October 2022 in

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and wrapped in February 2023.

References

External links

* {{Jake Kasdan Upcoming films 2023 action adventure films 2020s American films 2020s Christmas films 2020s English-language films Amazon Studios films American action adventure films American Christmas films Films set in Florida Films shot in Atlanta Films directed by Jake Kasdan Films produced by Dwayne Johnson Films with screenplays by Chris Morgan Santa Claus in film Seven Bucks Productions films Upcoming English-language films