Just Cause movie

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The Just Cause movie (actual title unknown, but rumored as "Just Cause: Scorpion Rising") is a future movie that's inspired by the Just Cause game series.

Jason Momoa 2014 — Jason Momoa was reported to be cast as Rico Rodriguez. Notice how his scar is similar to Rico's, but on the other side. It's unknown if he is still involved with the project.

Development history

2011

As reported here, the movie has been rumored to have been in development since 2011. In 2011, the rumored title was "Just Cause: Scorpion Rising".

2015

Producer Adrian Askarieh reported in 2015 that the movie was close to the start of filming.

Askarieh said in an interview in 2015 that if it were up to him, there would be a shared movie universe with Just Cause, Hitman and Tomb Raider. Thief would be the past of that universe and Deus Ex would be the future. The feasibility of a shared universe movie series would depend on the success of the Hitman: Agent 47 movie. Also, he does not own the rights to Tomb Raider.

2017

It was announced in early 2017 that Jason Momoa is cast as Rico Rodriguez, with Brad Peyton directing from a script by John Collee. Peyton will also produce the film with Jeff Fierson through their "ASAP Entertainment" banner and Roy Lee through his "Vertigo Entertainment", Adrian Askarieh through his banner "Prime Universe Films"; Eva Cao through her "Supernova Entertainment"; and Mason XU and Fan Dong through "DNA Co. Ltd". China-based DNA also provided the financing for the film. 20th Century Fox has first rights to worldwide distribution, except for China where DNA Co. Ltd will distribute through a local distribution partner.

2018

As revealed in an interview with Brad Peyton in april of 2018, the script is still being worked on and no work can begin in 2019 due to full schedules. The full interview is linked below in the sources.

Upon being asked about the tone of video game projects and if he had broken the course with "Rampage", mr.Peyton had explained that: "I hope so! Knock on wood, I broke the video game curse. I think it comes down to paying respect to the material, but giving people a different experience, that’s unique unto itself and that is built off of the same foundation. With Just Cause, I broke it down to a tone and what the title really is about. It’s called Just Cause. It’s about someone who’s like, “I’m gonna make something unjust in the world right.” The world has this fun tone. When I talked to Jason Momoa about it, he was like, “I want to do a bad-ass Bond. I want to do a guy that just sits on the beach and drinks.” I pitched him one of the first images from the game, which is the guy sitting on the beach and having a beer and there’s a boat out in the water. He hits a button, the boat blows up, and then he drinks his beer. I was like, “That’s who this guy is,” and he was like, “Oh, my god, yes! I’ll do that!” That is tonally what [the film] should be and the title represents that idea. From there, we have to make our own thing. It has to pay respect and give the fans what they need, but also be a unique thing."

When asked about the development status he said that: "We’re working on the script. Jason, myself, and my producing partner, Jeff [Fierson], have a show on Netflix, called Frontier, so we have a good working relationship with him, and he’s a really easy, good guy to work with. At this point, we’re just working on his character and we’re working on the script."

2019

As revealed by an article at thegww.com (linked below among sources), director Brad Peyton is no longer attached to the project and the project now has its seventh writer: Derek Kolstad. They had no information about the cast, or about filming.

2021

An interview with Derek Kolstad revealed that he thinks of the movie as similar to "Indiana Jones" and "James Bond". He hoped to have a casting call by April. Reportedly "Kolstad has already finished the screenplay and Dowse has done his own pass on the script, but the screenwriter has been around the industry long enough to know by now that whoever signs on will no doubt want their own input to be considered, and their schedule will ultimately dictate when the movie heads into production."

2024

Universal Pictures has gotten involved with the project, taking over from Constantin Film.

"Universal jumped at the chance for the adaptation, as the studio sees the title as part of the rising wave of video game adaptations that seem to be supplanting the superhero genre at the box office. In 2023 alone, the studio found hits with The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Five Nights at Freddy’s, which grossed over $1.4 billion and $290 million respectively in the global box office."

Slow to get to results

It's safe to say that it's in "development hell" (definitions: 1 2).

The pandemic pretty much stopped the whole movie industry in 2020. Very few movies were made during this time and they are normally not shown in cinemas, because those are closed in many countries. It seems that by 2021, the movie was again being worked on. In the summer of 2024, the project was taken over by Universal Pictures.

Plot

The movie will obviously be loosely based on, or inspired by the Just Cause game series. It is not known if the movie will depict a canon event in the previously established Just Cause Universe.

No specific details are currently know about the plot. The project seems to be getting a new writer each year.

People reported to be involved in production and cast

The list includes everyone who's been rumored to have worked on the project. Some information below may be a bit outdated, because few information is released about it.

Writer 1: Michael Ross - Past.
Writer 2: Bryan Edward Hill - Past.
Writer 3: John Collee - Past.
Writer 4: Jeff Fierson - Past.
Writer 5: Jason Momoa - Unknown if still involved.
Writer 6: Brad Peyton - Past.
Writer 7: Derek Kolstad - Past.
Producer 1: Adrian Askarieh - Past.
Producer 2 and 3: Kelly McCormick and David Leitch - Current at Universal Pictures and 87North Productions.
Producer 4, 5 and 6: Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson - Current at Universal Pictures.
Executive producer: Dan Jevons - Current at Universal Pictures.
Director 1: Brad Peyton - Past.
Director 2: Michael Dowse - Past.
Director 3: Ángel Manuel Soto - Current at Universal Pictures.
Project overseer at 87North Productions: Max Jacoby - Current.
Project overseer at Universal Studios:
- Senior vp of production development: Ryan Jones - Current at Universal Pictures.
- Director of development: Tony Ducret - Current at Universal Pictures.
Cast:
- Jason Momoa as Rico Rodriguez.