Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) is set to star in Pierre Morel‘s (Taken, Peppermint) The Good Samaritan.

The action-thriller is based on an original screenplay from Rambo: First Blood screenwriter Matthew Ian Cirulnick. 

The synopsis reads: “When successful entrepreneur Dr. Rosalind Carver (Ridley) and her husband Matt rescue a wounded man drifting off the coast of Indonesia, they believe they’re saving a life – not stepping into a deadly conspiracy. Within hours, their yacht vanishes, Matt is abducted, and paradise turns into a trap. Hunted by pirates and imprisoned by corrupt officials, Rosalind’s only hope lies in Sean Fuller, a private military contractor whose motives are as mysterious as his past. Together, they must navigate a maze of deceit and violence in a land where no one can be trusted.”

Highland Film Group launched international sales at last week’s American Film Market, with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-representing domestic rights. 

The Good Samaritan is produced by Mark Canton (Den of Thieves) and Dorothy Canton (Arthur The King) of Canton Entertainment, Oakhurst Pictures (Canary Black), Renee Tab (Sound of Freedom) of Sentient Entertainment and David Hopwood (Den of Thieves). 

Executive producers include Pierre Morel, Matthew Ian Cirulnick, Ryan Winterstern, and Delphine Perrier & Arianne Fraser from Highland Film Group, with Canton Entertainment’s Karley Ferlic serving as a Co-Producer.