Exclusive: Maggie Q talks The Protege, doing her own action scenes & working with Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton
Coming out this week from Lionsgate is the assassin thriller The Protégé, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Maggie Q, and Michael Keaton. The film will hit theaters on August 20, 2021.
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract killer. But when Moody – the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival – is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer (Michael Keaton) whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves even tighter.
Directed by Martin Campbell and written by Richard Wenk, the film is produced by Arthur Sarkissian, Moshe Diamant, Rob Van Norden, Yariv Lerner, and Chris Milburn.
Maggie Q recently starred as F.B.I. Agent Hannah Wells on ABC/Netflix’s drama “Designated Survivor” from 2016- 2019. Best known for her role as ‘Nikita’ on CW’s successful action series of the same name. “Nikita” chronicled the story of a rogue assassin (played by Maggie Q) who returns to take down the secret organization that trained her. Her next starring role is in the Fox comedy “Pivoting” with Eliza Coupe and Ginnifer Goodwin. Maggie also starred in The Death of Me alongside Luke Hemsworth, and in the Utopian drama The Argument.
Her other film credits include Sony’s reboot of Fantasy Island, Summit Entertainment’s box office hit Divergent and Allegiant, Mission Impossible III, Live Free or Die Hard, Deception, New York, I Love You, Balls of Fury, House of Harmony, Rush Hour 2, The Warrior and the Wolf, and Daniel Lee’s Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, Dragon Squad, Naked Weapon and Gen-X Cops2.
BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Maggie Q about The Protege, doing her own action scenes & working with Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton