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Geek Tyrant
12-05-2025
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Michelle Yeoh Will Carve Up the Screen in Brutal Action Thriller THE SURGEON — GeekTyrant
Michelle Yeoh is back in full force and this time trading multiverse chaos and Wicked musical magic for scalpel-sharp vengeance. The Oscar-winning actress is set to star in The Surgeon , a stylized action thriller from The Resident creator (and real-life physician) Roshan Sethi, with producers from the John Wick franchise helping bring the carnage to life. The Surgeon is intended to launch a new franchise, and in it, 'Yeoh will play a retired surgeon who is abducted and forced to operate on a mystery patient. 'Though greatly outnumbered, her captors have overlooked her greatest weapon: 35 years of surgical experience, leading to what the synopsis describes as an 'explosive and brutal confrontation' during which she outwits and cuts down her enemies 'in a visual style that defies anything you have seen before.' Sethi said: 'I'm so excited to bring something brand new and innovative to the action genre based heavily on my medical background. I cannot think of a better partner than Michelle, the iconic queen of action who will be using her skills in a different and surprising way in this film, and the producing teams at Thunder Road, 193 and NeoText.' The film reunites producer Basil Iwanyk and Patrick Wachsberger, who helped build John Wick into a global franchise. Iwanyk is producing The Surgeon with Erica Lee. 'Roshin wrote an incredibly complex and compelling character that was able to excite one of the world's great actresses in Michelle Yeoh,' said Iwanyk. 'I can't wait to see what that collaboration cooks up. And to work again with Patrick, who was so instrumental in getting the John Wick and Sicario franchises made, is a great thrill for Thunder Road. Michelle is a cinematic force and a perfect match for this role,' added Wachsberger. 'She blends grace and power, bringing emotional depth to even the most physical sequences. With her leading the cast and Roshan drawing on his singular perspective to tell a story only he could, we have a captivating franchise coming to life, and we look forward to bringing it to audiences around the world.' Yeoh continues to stack an already legendary resume. Following her historic win for Everything Everywhere All at Once , she's appeared in Wicked , A Haunting in Venice , Transformers: Rise of the Beasts , and Crazy Rich Asians . She's also gearing up for Wicked: Part Two and James Cameron's Avatar 4 and 5. If The Surgeon delivers on its premise, we may be looking at a badass new action franchise where Yeoh's surgical skill is every bit as lethal as her fists. Source: Variety
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12-05-2025
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JOHN WICK Director Chad Stahelski Reveals Story of How Eva Longoria Helped Save the Film — GeekTyrant
The kickass action-packed world of John Wick almost never made it to the screen, and according to director Chad Stahelski, we all have Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria to thank for saving it. In a wild behind the scenes reveal from the new documentary Wick is Pain , now streaming on PVOD, Stahelski opened up about the film's early financial struggles and the unexpected hero who stepped in. Stahelski told ComicBook: 'Dave [Leitch] and I didn't know anything about her until after we wrapped — until after the movie came out. Then [producer] Basil [Iwanyk] told us, 'Hey, by the way, you guys have a lunch scheduled with Eva,' and we're like, 'Oh, that's great. 'We'd love to meet her, great, why does she want to meet us?' He's like, 'No, no, no — you're going to buy her lunch and say thanks for that.'' Turns out, Longoria quietly invested in John Wick at a critical moment when it desperately needed funding to survive. She wasn't a veteran producer or financier at the time, just someone who believed in supporting filmmakers. That leap of faith paid off in a massive way. According to Business Insider, she's since doubled her stake and still collects residuals as the franchise keeps expanding. Stahelski continued; 'We're like, 'Well, back up, what?' Like, no one had told us, so we didn't know until much, much later in the game. He's like, 'Through her investments, and she wanted to invest in filmmakers and stuff.' 'When Dave and I got to the lunch, it was still very fresh in our minds, we had only been told the day or two before. So, we got there and we sat down for lunch, and we're like, 'Look, we haven't met before, but we don't even know what to say,' we were very embarrassed.' What followed was a deeply humbling moment for the filmmakers, who suddenly found themselves face to face with the woman who unknowingly helped give their careers a massive boost. Stahelski added: 'We were like, 'I wish someone would have told [us],' if someone had told us the first day, I have no doubt Dave and I would have jumped on a plane from New York, flown back to L.A., and mowed her lawn… 'We were too starstruck and thankful, we were not very cool at all. We're just like, 'We can't thank you enough,' we were almost in tears, and she was really cool, she was like, 'No no.'' I love this story! A behind the scenes Hollywood story where a passion project teeters on collapse and an unexpected player steps in not for glory, but just to help. And now, thanks to Longoria's support, John Wick went from a near casualty to a global action franchise.
