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Lionsgate Taps Kenji Tanigaki to Direct Dinklage-Starring ‘The Reckoner’

7/2/2026

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Lionsgate announced Kenji Tanigaki will direct The Reckoner.
The Reckoner is written by Derek Kolstad and will star Peter Dinklage, who also produces.
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo will produce The Reckoner through AGBO and serve as executive producers.
AGBO chief creative officer Angela Russo-Otstot and Lionsgate president Erin Westerman praised Tanigaki’s vision, noting his prior film The Furious earned $25.7 million internationally and over $31 million worldwide.

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Lionsgate announced Kenji Tanigaki will direct The Reckoner.
The Reckoner is written by Derek Kolstad and will star Peter Dinklage, who also produces.
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo will produce The Reckoner through AGBO and serve as executive producers.
AGBO chief creative officer Angela Russo-Otstot and Lionsgate president Erin Westerman praised Tanigaki’s vision, noting his prior film The Furious earned $25.7 million internationally and over $31 million worldwide.