Legendary action auteur John Woo (Hard Boiled, Face/Off, Manhunt) is bring back the action with new revenge thriller, Silent Night. Handling worldwide sales on the new film at the Cannes market this week is Capstone Global who are now providing a first look still featuring lead actor Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad) which you can view above.
Written by Robert Lynn (Adrenaline), Silent Night centers on Godlock, a father on a mission to avenge his young son who was tragically caught in the crossfire of gang violence on Christmas Eve. Shot and nearly killed while in pursuit of the murderers, Godlock vows to avenge his son by any means necessary.
Silent Night also stars Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Harold Torres, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. The film has since wrapped principal photography in Mexico City and is currently in post-production with a release date pending.
Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing the film for Thunder Road, along with Christian Mercuri for Capstone Studios, and Lori Tilkin for A Better Tomorrow. David Haring, Joe Gatta and Ruzanna Kegeyan are serving as exec producers for Capstone along with Mike Gabrawy, and Will Flynn for Thunder Road.