87North Productions (formerly 87 Eleven Entertainment and stylized as 「EIGHTYSEVEN , NORTH) is an American independent film

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focused on the production of action films and founded by

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and Kelly McCormick. Their credited productions include the ''John Wick'' franchise, starring

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, and '' Bullet Train'', starring

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, which Leitch directed. In television, Leitch and McCormick have several projects in development, including '' My Friend Pedro'', based on the popular video game series. Under 87North's

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with

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, in 2024 Leitch directed and McCormick and Leitch produced ''

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'', a big screen take on the 1980s television show starring

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and

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History

On April 22, 2019, 87North Productions signed a deal with

, and in the process, acquired the 2021 film '' Nobody'' from

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Projects in development

87North projects in development at Universal are the action thriller sequel '' Nobody 2''; ''Prepare For Impact''; ''Kung Fu'', a re-imagining of the 1970s martial arts Western; ''Versus'' by Alex Litvak & Michael Finch at Universal Studios. Also in development are the feature films ''Ruby'', a female assassin action feature written by Kat Wood for

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; ''Dakar Rally'', the life story of

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, the first and only woman to win the brutal off-road endurance race, at Amblin. For television, Leitch and McCormick have several projects in development, including '' My Friend Pedro'', based on the massively popular video game.

Productions

Films

References

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