Morgan Freeman to play the bad guy opposite Luke Hemsworth in ‘Gunner’!

Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman has been roped in to play the antagonist in the upcoming action thriller ‘Gunner’ opposite Luke Hemsworth. The shooting of the movie will kickstart in Alabama this spring and Freeman will be joining Luke at the set.

Morgan Freeman

Speaking about the same Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier said, “Working again with such an incomparable talent like Morgan Freeman is fantastic, and we’re thrilled to team up with him for a second time in such a different and exciting role.”

Gunner’s director Dimitri Logothetis also shared his opinion about Freeman’s casting and said, “I feel so privileged to have Morgan Freeman in Gunner. One of my most favorite and unforgettable performances of his is when he played the villain ‘Thaddeus Bradley’ in Now You See Me. Freeman is deceivingly complex and perfect for Gunner.”

Luke Hemsworth

Coming back to the movie, billed as an action thriller Gunner centers around a Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth). Gunner takes on a drug cartel after his two sons are kidnapped on a fishing trip. Gunner’s sons stumble upon a huge drug organization and get kidnapped by the son of the gang’s kingpin Kendrick Ryker (Freeman).