This past Friday it came to Netflix ‘The Man from Toronto’an action comedy starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. On the platform it is reaping quite a bit of success, but the truth is that it was designed to be released in theaters and also for Jason Statham interpret the ending that ended up in the hands of the villain of ‘Venom: There will be Matanza’.
From Statham to Harrelson
At Sony they wanted Statham to play the fearsome man from Toronto, but a big problem arose. The studio wanted it to be an action comedy for the whole family, while the protagonist of ‘Rage Awakens’ was pressing for it to be a film more focused on adult audiences. The company did not give its arm to twist and the actor preferred to focus on other projects such as ‘The Mercenaries 4’.
That forced Sony to scramble for a replacement, otherwise they risked Hart having to drop out of ‘The Man From Toronto’ due to scheduling conflicts. Harrelson agreed just a few days after Stathan’s freakout, but to complicate things further, filming finally had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemicbut Hart was able to stay on board when the cameras began rolling in October.
What did cause that was that its arrival in theaters was postponed, going from November 20, 2020 to September 17, 2021. Then there would be two postponements before Sony decided to sell the distribution rights to Netflix later this year.. The question remains as to how it would have worked in theaters, but on the platform they are sure to be very happy with this acquisition. Now it will be time to see it to see if it ends up being among the best Netflix movies of this 2022 or not.