Antonio Banderas has found his bodyguard…

The 58-year-old Spanish actor and former Evita star has joined the cat of The Hitman’s Bodyguard sequel, the Lionsgate/Millennium Media follow-up to the hit 2017 comedy action-thriller. 

Production is currently underway on The Hitman, with stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek, as well as director Patrick Hughes, returning.

Set on the Amalfi coast, the film follows the mismatched, high-octane trio who are unwillingly pulled onto the side of the good guys as they battle to save Europe from a vengeful and powerful zealot with a dangerously overdeveloped sense of national pride.

Richard E. Grant, Morgan Freemanand Frank Grilloare also set to co-star in the film, which will shoot in London, Croatia and Italy.

Banderas’ upcoming film slate includes Fox’s The New Mutants, the Steven Soderbergh-directed drama, The Laundromat, and Universal’s The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.