Bloodshot has landed on the shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards.
The film, based on the Valiant Entertainment antihero, has been nominated for Best Visual Effects, along with Warner Bros.' Tenet and Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Bloodshot follows soldier Ray Garrison, who is killed by a mercenary following a mission in Iraq. He is injected with nanites that allow him to tap into computer systems across the world and grant him superhuman strength and a regenerative healing factor. Bloodshot debuted on March 13, 2020m right before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shuttered theaters across the world. Sony Pictures was able to pivot to a home video release, which led to the top spot on video on demand services.
DMG Entertainment creative head and filmmaker Dan Mintz confirmed that a Bloodshot sequel is in the works, with Vin Diesel slated to reprise his role as the nanite-powered super-soldier. Valiant is also developing a film based on Harbinger with Original Films and Paramount Pictures. Directed by Justin Tipping, Harbinger will feature a group of outcast teens who discover their superhuman abilities and band together.
Directed by Dave Wilson from a script by Eric Heisserer and Jeff Wadlow, Bloodshot stars Vin Diesel, Guy Pearce and Toby Kebbell.