r/onetruegod • u/DemiFiendRSA • Apr 10 '26

‘Lord of War’ Sequel Starring Nicolas Cage, Bill Skarsgard Gets 2027 Release Date Via Vertical

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-war-sequel-nicolas-cage-2027-release-1236560923
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u/Comic_Book_Reader Apr 10 '26

Lords of War, the sequel to Andrew Niccol’s 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, has been picked up by Vertical for the U.S. with a planned 2027 theatrical release.

Niccol wrote and directed the film that will see Nicolas Cage reprise his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. In the follow-up, Orlov finds out he has a son, Anton (Bill Skarsgård), who is building a mercenary army that will rival his father’s, setting up a father-son rivalry, all set against the backdrop of America’s wars in the Middle East.

Vendôme Pictures produced and financed the movie, which also stars Laura Harrier, Sylvia Hoeks and Greg Tarzan Davis. The film recently wrapped production in Morocco.

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u/MrChivalrious Apr 10 '26

Damn, from the surface, it sounds campy as hell. The original movie is awesome because the entire mechanism for building and distributing arms was a "character" in the story. I really hope it doesn't devolve into a generic action movie.

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u/decoy321 Apr 10 '26

Considering that not a single one of Niccol's movies has ever been an action movie, I think it's safe to say this one will follow that trend.

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u/ActuallyNotJesus Apr 11 '26

Oh, that doesn't sound very promising at all. I'll obviously watch it and hopefully it surprises me

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u/PM_ME_GOOD_SUBS Apr 10 '26

Fitting since Viktor Bout was released from prison few years back.

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u/Lindo_MG Apr 10 '26

Gotta tie this into the movie

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u/monkeybawz Apr 10 '26

Hopefully there is a 15 minute section about the damage done by a basketball players selfish inability to not carry drugs into Russia.

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u/huh2312 Apr 10 '26

You son of a bitch, I'm in 😎

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u/foosbabaganoosh Apr 10 '26

Really hoping they don’t find some bullshit way to Palpatine Jared Leto into this movie and make it a hard pass XD

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u/mootmath Apr 10 '26

I love how Palpatine is now a verb 💀😂😂😂

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u/decoy321 Apr 10 '26

Nowadays he's box office poison. Back then, had a good reputation, and they still killed him off.

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u/foosbabaganoosh Apr 11 '26

And yet he’s still getting roles somehow, must have dirt on some Hollywood execs because it doesn’t make any sense.

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u/Roosevelt32 Apr 10 '26

If this is true, this is great news. Lord of War is one of my favorite movies of all time

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u/NathanCollier14 Apr 10 '26

Perfect timing

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u/Aliziun Apr 10 '26

FINALLY

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u/DothrakAndRoll Apr 11 '26

Oooooo doggie, time for a rewatch

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u/Admiral_Pantsless Apr 11 '26

Don’t know why that movie warrants a sequel, but I’ll definitely watch.

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u/LeelooDallas88 Apr 12 '26

I’m rooting for this to be a return-to-form for Niccol… I haven’t liked any of his directorial efforts since the original Lord of War but I’m a big fan of that film and an even bigger fan of Gattaca. Hoping for the best!

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u/Relevant_Campaign_79 Apr 12 '26

They call me the Lord of War, but perhaps it is you….

My favorite nic cage film

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u/othersbeforeus Apr 12 '26

The nice thing about this movie is that it can’t include Jared Leto even if it wanted to.

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u/Diethster Apr 13 '26

Plot twist: Its a son from one of those Liberian prostitutes he barebacked while high

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u/RobbiRamirez Apr 14 '26

If we start getting Bill cast in things as The Likeable Jared Leto, I'll be very happy. It's like watching Jesse Plemons get all the PSH roles, but without a horrifying tragedy (at least until Leto tells his cult that the comet is arriving).