Nick Jonas has been cast to star in Bodyman, a new action-thriller being introduced to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market this week.
Gary Fleder, whose feature credits include the Jason Statham actioner Homefront (2013) and the John Grisham adaptation Runaway Jury (2003) with John Cusack, Gene Hackman, and Rachel Weisz, will helm from a screenplay by Byron Balasco.
Principal photography is set to begin in June 2026. A Higher Standard is handling worldwide sales.
Bodyman centers on a violent power struggle that unfolds during a family Christmas gathering after an eccentric billionaire unexpectedly transfers control of his private military company to his longtime bodyguard, played by Jonas, instead of to his adult children. The decision triggers a fight for survival at the family’s remote estate.
Jonas will also produce the film alongside Spencer Berman under their Powered by Jonas banner. Additional producers include Mark Fasano for Nickel City Pictures and Jeffrey Greenstein for A Higher Standard.
The project reunites Fleder, Balasco and Jonas, who previously worked together on the DirecTV series Kingdom.
Jonas’ recent feature work includes turns in 2019’s Jumanji: The Next Level, and in Roland Emmerich’s WW2 action film Midway. The singer-songwriter, who shot to fame as the youngest brother in the pop trio The Jonas Brothers, dropped his fifth studio album, “Sunday Best” on Feb. 6.
Jonas is represented by UTA and Shreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Fleder is represented by IAG and Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver Thompson, while Balasco is represented by CAA.
