It’s easy to gripe with studios over remakes. It’s another to take your case to directors who’ve chosen explicitly to make such a move and while there are plenty in the past century to choose from, expect to see Hans Petter Molland’s name in the history books with Cold Pursuit from Lionsgate via Summit Entertainment.
COLD PURSUIT, an action thriller infused with irreverent humor, stars Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman, a family man whose quiet life with his wife (Laura Dern) is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Nels’ search for justice turns into a vengeful hunt for Viking (Tom Bateman), a drug lord he believes is connected to the death. As one by one each of Viking’s associates “disappear,” Nels goes from upstanding citizen to ice-cold vigilante, letting nothing — and no one — get in his way.
Formerly known as ‘Hard Powder’, Molland directs as he did his celebrated 2014 Norwegian hit original, Kraftidioten – later known as In Order Of Disappearance from Magnet Releasing. I’m not sure what this will do as talk of Neeson’s exit from action stirs about but he’s not doing much throwing down here – just momentarily enough as we now get to see in the official trailer.
Emmy Rossum also stars with Laura Dern, William Forsythe, Tom Bateman and many more. Look out for this one February 8!
