Jonathan Eusebio Signs with Independent Artist Group
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- Jonathan Eusebio signed with Independent Artist Group after making his feature directorial debut with the Universal action comedy Love Hurts, released last February.
- Love Hurts stars Ke Huy Quan as a mild-mannered Milwaukee realtor and former assassin whose presumed-dead ex-partner (Ariana DeBose) resurfaces, putting him back in his criminal brother's crosshairs.
- The film was produced by David Leitch and Kelly McCormick's 87North Productions and marked Eusebio's first turn as a director after more than two decades as a stunt coordinator and second unit director.
- Eusebio is a founding member of 87Eleven Action Design, the action-design house tied to the John Wick and Deadpool franchises.
- His credits span second unit directing on Deadpool 2, Birds of Prey, Violent Night, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, plus stunt and fight coordination on Black Panther, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, The Fate of the Furious, The Fall Guy, The Matrix Resurrections, Doctor Strange, The Avengers, and the original John Wick.
Why it matters: Eusebio now has agency representation as he pivots from two decades of stunt and second unit work to feature directing, with a Universal release already in the rearview and Oscar winners in his cast. His arc — from stunt coordinator on the original John Wick to directing Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose — positions him as a viable candidate for more major action assignments out of the 87North/87Eleven pipeline.
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