'Thor' and 'Sardaar Khan' together in 'Endgame' directors' next production!
Dhaka is an upcoming film scripted by Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame), starring Chris Hemsworth (Thor) in the lead role. Major portions of the film have been shot in India and it stars some of the most talented actors from across the world. Directed by debutant Sam Hargrave, Dhaka is about a mercenary trying to rescue a Bangladeshi businessman's son. Here's more about the film.
Some insanely talented Indian actors star alongside Hemsworth
The cast includes Randeep Hooda, Geetanjali Thapa, Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu Painyuli (Bhavesh Joshi Superhero), Prashant Narayanan (Murder 2), David Harbour (Stranger Things), and Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson) among others! Principal photography of the film has been completed with a majority of scenes filmed in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangkok, and Phuket. The film will probably release on Netflix by the end of this year.
All about the story and the people behind it
Hemsworth plays Tyler Rake, the mercenary who enters the underworld of weapons dealers and traffickers to save a young boy embroiled in a war between drug lords. Dhaka has been produced by Anthony, Joe Russo and Mike Larocca under their banner, AGBO Films. Hemsworth is also producing with his 'Thematic Entertainment'. Other producers include Eric Gitter, Patrick Newall, and Ari Costa.
The director had great things to say about his actors
Hargrave said, "I'm honored to be working with a talent like Chris Hemsworth and to continue my collaboration with Joe and Anthony Russo, who have been great mentors of mine." "We have a great cast in David Harbour plus Randeep Hooda and Manoj Bajpayee, two of the most respected actors on the Indian subcontinent, as well as the extremely talented Golshifteh Farahani," he added.
Here's what the other original 'Avengers' are doing post 'Endgame'
Hemsworth is doing Men In Black: International and Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse. Jeremy Renner has Spawn and Hawkeye's Disney+ series, while Chris Evans is working on Jerkyll, Knives Out, The Red Sea Diving Resort, and Infinite-. Mark Ruffalo will feature in Dry Run, Scarlett Johansson will be in Jojo Rabbit and Sing 2, and RDJ will have All-Star Weekend and The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.