Samuel L Jackson Joining RKO Pictures’ BARELY LETHAL

Academy Award nominated actor Samuel L Jackson (DJANGO UNCHAINED, PULP FICTION) has joined RKO Pictures’ BARELY LETHAL, starring Academy Award nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (ENDER’S GAME, TRUE GRIT). Highland Film Group (HFG) is handling international sales in Cannes. Kyle Newman (FANBOYS) will direct the comedy action script by John D’Arco. Principal photography will begin Fall 2013. BARELY LETHAL is being produced by RKO Pictures with Hopscotch Pictures and Brett Ratner’s Rat Entertainment.

BARELY LETHAL is a playful, high-velocity action-comedy in which a 16-year old international assassin (Steinfeld) yearning for “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school.  When her former-employer (Jackson) comes calling, it becomes more extracurriculars than any teenager can handle.

RKO Pictures will produce, with their President of Production Vanessa Coifman and Ted Hartley producing alongside Brett Ratner and John Cheng for Rat Entertainment and Hopscotch Pictures’ Sukee Chew.

Samuel L. Jackson and Hailee Steinfeld are both represented by ICM Partners.