Lionsgate has set a March 3 US theatrical launch for Guy Ritchie’s long-delayed action comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre.
Co-financed by Miramax and STX Entertainment, Operation Fortune was one of the films affected by the sale of STX to The Najafi Companies last spring, following which some unreleased STX projects were expected to get streaming-only releases. Reports indicated that Lionsgate had signed a distribution agreement for the STX films.
Starring Jason Statham and Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza and Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Cary Elwes. Operation Fortune was filmed in Turkey and the UK. It was released in many international markets last week. Ritchie directed the film based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Marn Davies and Ivan Atkinson. He produced the film with Bill Block and Ivan Atkinson.
The release comes shortly after Lionsgate acquired Ritchie’s Ministry for Ungentlemanly Warfare in the US.
