Kate Beckinsale has proven herself to be a capable action heroine by fighting her way through the creatures of the UNDERWORLD franchise, and now she has signed on to star in an action comedy called JOLT, which sounds like it's going to be a whole lot of fun.
Set to be directed by Tanya Wexler from a screenplay by Scott Wascha, JOLT will introduce us to
Lindy, a badass bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. After the first guy she’s ever fallen for is murdered, she goes on a revenge-fueled rampage to find the killer while the cops pursue her as their chief suspect.
Millennium Media's David Bernardi and Les Weldon will be producing the film alongside Sherryl Clark. Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein, and Jonathan Yunger serve as executive producers.
Wexler had this to say about the project:
JOLT is a kick-ass and painfully funny script. When I saw that Kate Beckinsale was attached to play the lead, I jumped at the opportunity to make the movie. This is the movie for right now — a revenge-action film for every woman (and man) who wants to turn their inner THELMA & LOUISE up to 11."
Greenstein added:
JOLT is just that: a shock to the system, and this film promises to be a wicked cocktail of action, humor, and style. I believe that this is the start to a fun franchise, and I am eager to see our director Tanya Wexler and star Kate Beckinsale bring this badass character and story to life. And it’s great to team up again with our friend and talented producer Sherryl Clark."
JOLT will be filming in the UK and Sofia, Bulgaria, with production scheduled to begin in July.
I love the concept of a woman with such severe, dangerous anger issues that she has to wear a "shock vest" to keep herself in line – until she finds a reason to let loose. I can't wait to see Beckinsale bring this character to life.