With his reputation in tatters after the painfully unsuccessful delivery of a distinguished Japanese client, the former triple-A protection agent, Michael Bryce, is now reduced to a mere second-class bodyguard for hire, two years after the disgraceful incident. "Netflix And Sony Break Ground With Film Licensing Deal Replacing Starz Pact, Including First Look At New Direct-To-Streaming Titles". "Kevin Hart & Woody Harrelson Action Comedy 'Man From Toronto' Sets MLK 2022 Debut". " 'Venom 2' Release Date Delayed to September". " 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Sequel Pushes 'Doctor Strange 2' To 2022 As Disney & Sony Team On Release Date Changes". "Kevin Hart & Woody Harrelson Action Comedy 'Man From Toronto' Heads To Late Summer 2022". ^ D'Alessandro, Antony (November 1, 2021).Archived (PDF) from the original on Octo. ^ "Rob Hardy Begins Work on The Man from Toronto"."Toronto plays New York in Man From Toronto". ^ Simonpillai, Radheyan (October 14, 2020)."The Man from Toronto is now being filmed in. "Sony Halts Production On Kevin Hart's 'Man From Toronto', 'Shrine' & 'The Nightingale '". "Kevin Hart's 'Man From Toronto' Atlanta Open Casting Call". "Lela Loren Joins Kevin Hart And Woody Harrelson in Sony's 'Man From Toronto '". "Ellen Barkin Joins Kevin Hart In Sony's Action-Comedy 'Man From Toronto '". "Jasmine Mathews Joins Kevin Hart In Sony's 'Man From Toronto '". "Pierson Fodé Joins 'Man From Toronto' Milo Gibson Boards 'Manifest West' David Zayas Cast In 'R#J' – Film Briefs". "Kaley Cuoco to Star With Kevin Hart in 'Man From Toronto' (EXCLUSIVE)". "Woody Harrelson to Replace Jason Statham in Action-Comedy 'Man From Toronto' (Exclusive)". ^ Borys Kit Mia Galuppo (March 10, 2020)."Jason Statham Exits WME After He Drops Out Of 'Man From Toronto' – Update". "Jason Statham & Kevin Hart In Talks To Lead 'The Man From Toronto' Action-Comedy From Sony". ^ a b c N'Duka, Amanda (January 29, 2020).Netflix signed a deal with Sony for the right to exclusively stream upcoming films, including this film after their theatrical and home media windows. In April 2021, the film was rescheduled to be released on January 14, 2022. In March 2021, it was pulled from the schedule. On April 24, 2020, the date was moved to Septemdue to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was originally set to be released on November 20, 2020. The film is scheduled to be released on Augby Sony Pictures Releasing. The film's music will be composed by Ramin Djawadi. įilming began on Octoin the Toronto area. Filming įilming was set to begin in April 2020 in Atlanta, but in March, production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jasmine Mathews, Ellen Barkin, Lela Loren, and Tomohisa Yamashita would be added in October. Kaley Cuoco was added to the cast in April, and Pierson Fodé was added in May. In March, Statham abruptly exited the project six weeks prior to filming after clashing with producers over the tone and rating of the film. It was announced in January 2020 that Jason Statham and Kevin Hart had been set to star in the film. It was announced in January 2020 that Patrick Hughes was set to direct Robbie Fox's script The Man from Toronto, with Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Bill Bannerman, and Steve Tisch producing through Escape Artists, and Sony Pictures distributing. Woody Harrelson as Randy, The "Man from Toronto".A screw-up is forced to team up with an assassin after the two are confused for one another while staying at an Airbnb.