Luke Bracey will star opposite Gerard Butler in a remake of ‘Point Break’.
The 24-year-old actor will take on the role of FBI agent Johnny Utah while the 44-year-old star has been cast as Bodhi – roles which were played by Keanu Reeves and the late Patrick Swayze respectively, in the original 1991 action film – according to TheWrap.com.
The original tale tells the story of an FBI agent who forms an unlikely friendship with a leader of a surf-gang, after being tasked with investigating a string of robberies.
In a new twist, ‘Point Break’ – which references the surfing term where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land and splashes from the coastline – will be updated from a surfer-scene setting to the world of extreme sports.
The film will be helmed by ‘Invincible’ director Ericson Core with Kurt Wimmer – who penned ‘Salt’ and ‘Total Recall’ – on board to write the script.
Bracey – who was catapulted to the spotlight on soap ‘Home and Away’ – made his film debut in 2011’s ‘Monte Carlo’ alongside Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester, and is set to hit the big screen in ‘November Man’ later this year.
Luke Bracey to star with Gerard Butler in Point Break
