Bloodshot is a 2020 American superhero film based on the Valiant Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the first installment in a series of films set within a Valiant Comics shared cinematic universe. Directed by David S. F. Wilson (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer and a story by Wadlow, the film stars Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, and Guy Pearce. It follows a Marine who was killed in action, only to be brought back to life with superpowers by an organization that wants to use him as a weapon.
Development of a Bloodshot film began in 2012, with Jared Leto originally in talks to star in July 2017. In March 2018, Diesel was hired to portray the title role, and the rest of the cast joined over the following months. Filming commenced in South Africa in August 2018, lasting through October.
Bloodshot was theatrically released in the United States on March 13, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film grossed $37 million worldwide. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing theaters across the globe, Sony made the film available digitally on-demand less than two weeks after it was released theatrically.
Directed by
David S. F. Wilson
Produced by
Neal H. Moritz
Toby Jaffe
Dinesh Shamdasani
Vin Diesel
Screenplay by
Jeff Wadlow
Eric Heisserer
Story by
Jeff Wadlow
Based on
Bloodshot
by Kevin VanHook
Don Perlin
Bob Layton
Starring
Vin Diesel
Eiza González
Sam Heughan
Toby Kebbell
Guy Pearce
Music by
Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography
Jacques Jouffret
Edited by
Jim May
Production company
Columbia Pictures
Bona Film Group
Cross Creek Pictures
Annabell Pictures
The Hideaway Entertainment
Original Film
One Race Films
Valiant Entertainment
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
March 13, 2020 (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$45 million
Box office
$37.3 million
