Jason Statham is Nick Wild In WILD CARD First Look Photo

Lionsgate announced today that the action thriller WILD CARD starring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik García-Lorido will open in theaters and On Demand January 30th, 2015.

Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci also appear in the film which is directed by Simon West and based on the novel ‘Heat’ by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay.

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes…and this time, it’s all or nothing.

West directed Statham in THE EXPENDABLES 2 and THE MECHANIC.

The British actor starred this summer in THE EXPENDABLES 3 (on DVD/Blu-ray now) and in the upcoming FURIOUS 7, in theaters April 3, 2015.

Two-time Academy Award-winning writer William Goldman won Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 and Best Adapted Screenplay, All the President’s Men, 1976.