“Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible,” the synopsis for the 2020 movie reads.
Riders of Justice was directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, who co-wrote the script with Nikolaj Arcel. Along with Mikkelsen, it starred Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, and Gustav Lindh. Both Jenson and Arcel are returning to write Lionsgate’s English-language remake. James Myers oversees the film for Lionsgate. Shawn Levy and Dan Levine are producing the film, while Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Anders Kjaeurhauge serve as executive producers.They followed that up with Los Frikis, which won the Knight Marimbas Award at the 2024 Miami Film Festival.
Riders of Justice isn’t the only Mikkelsen-starring movie that’s getting an English-language remake. Leonardo DiCaprio is also producing a new version of Another Round, which is a 2020 Danish film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It was announced in January 2024 that Chris Rock had struck a deal to direct the movie, which does not yet have a release date.
A release date for Lionsgate’s Riders of Justice remake has not yet been set and no casting information has been announced. The 2020 Riders of Justice movie, meanwhile, is currently streaming on Hulu.Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.