Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has boarded worldwide sales on the action adventure Blood Hostage

The Praxis Entertainment and Off the Chart Entertainment production stars Scott Adkins as a former operative who goes into Lebanon to rescue his former wife’s new husband. Isaac Florentine directed.

Bill Chartoff is producing along with Eviatar Dotam, Rami Damri and Shirly Brener.

The project is currently in pre-production and principal photography is scheduled to begin in Israel on July 15.

Bill Chartoff is producing along with Eviatar Dotam, Rami Damri and Shirly Brener and principal photography is scheduled to begin in Israel on July 15.

“I’m excited to be selling a film from a true master within the action-adventure world,” Lightning co-president Richard Guardian said. “Isaac has a real passion for action films and an unparalleled success record within the genre.”

Guardian brokered the deal with Dotan and Chartoff. Lightning’s slate includes Tribeca mystery The Chameleon, horror thriller Needle, and Jonathan Hensleigh’s TheIrishman.

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