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MUZZLE: CITY OF WOLVES Reveals First Look At Aaron Eckhart In New Action Crime Sequel; Highland Lands Multiple Sales

Highland Film Group is in Berlin for their international sales slate which also includes upcoming action crime sequel, Muzzle: City Of Wolves, following its recent production wrap in South Africa. Golden Globe-nominee and Independent Spirit Award-winner Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, The Bricklayer, Sully), reprises his role from the first film, and can be seen in a first look photo newly released as of Thursday. Muzzle: City Of Wolves reunites Eckhart with John Stalberg Jr., who also directed the first installment. Haunted by PTSD from his days as a K-9 officer, Jake Rosser (Eckhart) endeavors to lead a peaceful life with his family and retired K-9 companion, Socks. But the tranquility quickly dissolves when a ruthless gang targets them in a brutal attack. Determined to protect his loved ones, Jake and his new K-9 partner Argos delve into a violent underbelly of crime where Jake confronts corrupt officials, uncovers a […]

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MUZZLE: CITY OF WOLVES Reteams Star And Director For Action Sequel

A sequel to 2023 action thriller Muzzle is in the works. Production will reteam lead actor Aaron Eckhart and director John Stalberg Jr. who collaborated on the original film. Stalberg Jr. will direct Muzzle: City Of Wolves, which he and Carlyle Eubank (The Signal) storied for a script by Jacob Michael King (Caviar). Stalberg, Jr. is also producing via his Slow Burn banner along with David Frigerio through Broken Open Pictures (Land of Bad, Muzzle, Bad Hombres), and Highland Film Group.  Eubank is exec producing for Slow Burn next to Tim O’Hair and RuthAnne Frigerio for Broken Open Pictures. Highland Film Group is handling international rights and is introducing the film to buyers. Haunted by PTSD from his days as a K-9 officer, Jake Rosser (Eckhart) endeavors to lead a peaceful life with his family and retired K-9 companion, Socks. But the tranquility quickly dissolves when a ruthless gang targets […]

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THIEVES HIGHWAY Hits The Road For Jesse V. Johnson’s New Crime Thriller

Avengement and Triple Threat helmer Jesse V. Johnson will next direct crime thriller Thieves Highway. The film stars Devon Sawa (The Fanatic, Gasoline Alley), and also reteams Johnson with actor Aaron Eckhart (Chief Of Station), along with 308 Enterprises own Corey Large (One Ranger) who is producing. Johnson is directing from a script by Travis Mills, the story of an Oklahoma Stock Detective (Eckhart) in over his head in the “Breaking Bad” world of modern cattle rustling. Kirk Shaw (The Hurt Locker, Papa Hemingway in Cuba, Extraction), Jordan Nott (Assassination) and Jon Keeyes (White Elephant) are exec producing. BondIt Media Capital and Pink 308 will finance. Red Sea Media is handling international sales and debuting the film for buyers at the Marché du Film in Cannes. “’THIEVES HIGHWAY’ is a passion project, for Aaron and me. We spent a lot of time developing Travis Mills’ script, embracing factual anecdotes and […]

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DEEP WATER Reveals First Look At Aaron Eckhart In New Renny Harlin Survival Thriller

Sales outfit Arclight has revealed a first look at Deep Water which you can view above. The new survival thriller is directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Lionsgate’s upcoming The Strangers: Chapter 1), and stars Aaron Eckhart (The Bricklayer), and Sir Ben Kingsley (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). Deep Water tells the adventurous tale of an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from LA to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage. Also starring are Molly Belle Wright (Netflix’s True Spirit, Lionsgate’s upcoming The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer,” FX’s “Fargo,” George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kelly Gale […]

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DEEP WATER: Aaron Eckhart Toplines Renny Harlin Survival Thriller Launching In Berlin From Arclight

Actors Aaron Eckhart (The Bricklayer, The Dark Knight) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Spider In The Web, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) are tapped to star in Deep Water, a new epic survial thriller from director Renny Harlin lauching at EFM from Arclight Films. Deep Water tells the adventurous tale of an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from LA to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage. Also attached are actors Molly Wright (Netflix’s True Spirit, Lionsgate’s upcoming The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kelly Gale (Plane), along with Chinese singer and actor Li Wenhan (Youku’s “Hot Blood Academy” and IQIYI’s “The Flowers are […]

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Jesse V. Johnson’s CHIEF OF STATION Lands At Vertical For May U.S. Release

One other upcoming prospect for action fans will be the release of Chief Of Station, from director Jesse V. Johnson. Deadline reported on Thursday that Vertical Entertainment has nabbed the pic and will release the film in May. Hailing from Bee Holder Productions and sales agent Concourse Media, Chief Of Station stars Aaron Eckhart who returns to the label following the release of Renny Harlin actioner, The Bricklayer, earlier in January. The film also reteams Johnson with White Elephant and Boudica star Olga Kurylenko, from a script by George Mahaffey. After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief (Aaron Eckhart) is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with his protege (Alex Pettyfer) and a rogue agent (Olga Kurylenko) to unravel a dark conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew. Further reteaming with the director are Avengement actor Nick […]

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THE BRICKLAYER: Aaron Eckhart Applies His Deadly Tools Of The Trade In The Official Trailer

Director Renny Harlin’s adaptation of Noah Boyd’s 2010 novel gets new life with the official trailer for Aaron Eckhart thriller, The Bricklayer. Hannah Weg and Matt Johnson adapted the screenplay marking the latest for Eckhart in his continued output of titles proliferating him as an action star going into the new year, with a day-and-date release set for January 4. Eckhart stars as Vail, an ex-CIA agent pulled out of retirement forced to confront his checkered past while tasked with clearing his name foiling the extortionist targeting the agency. Rounding out the cast are Tim Blake Nelson, Clifton Collins Jr. and Ilfenesh Hadera. Check out the trailer and poster.

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MUZZLE: Mans’ Best Friend Is The Only One Aaron Eckhart Can Trust In The Official Trailer

John Stalberg Jr.’s new crime thriller sees Aaron Eckhart teaming up with an itchy German Sheperd to solve crime their way in Muzzle. RLJE Films is out with the official trailer and key artwork which you can view at the bottom of the page. LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser (Aaron Eckhart) and his K-9 partner Ace battle it out on the streets of LA when they get into a shootout with local drug dealers and Ace is shot dead. In a moment of crisis, Jake tries to get an EMT to look at Ace and assaults him when he refuses, resulting in him taking leave from the force. Blocked by Internal Affairs, muzzled by his own superiors from finding the shooter’s identity, Jake resolves to go rogue and partners with “Socks”, a violent K-9 with titanium incisors and a mysterious past. Jake and Socks aim to uncover a vast conspiracy […]

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AMBUSH Review: The Dogs Of War Captured In A Single Brutalizing Message

Filmmaker Mark Earl Burman hasn’t solo-directed a full feature in more than twenty-five years, but he’s worked within capacity as a producer on dozens of titles in addition to several more acting and screenwriting credits. His sophomore effort treads familiar territory for fans of compelling military and survival dramas with Ambush, tracking back to 1966 during the Vietnam War with the story of a mission gone awry. That mission is assigned by General Drummond (Aaron Eckhart) to Green Beret Captain Mora (Gregory Sims), to be on hand at a remote base camp on the edge of the jungle to receive a package being ushered by two army units. The package in question: a highly-sensitive intel binder containing a list of the names and locations of Vietnamese operatives working with the U.S., something which has only just become news to the camp’s C.O., Corporal Ackerman (Connor Paolo), who has been under […]

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AMBUSH Trailer: Aaron Eckhart Commences The Bodycount In The New Vietnam War Thriller

Mark Burman’s new war thriller, Ambush, guarantees some explosive action to come now with an official trailer on hand. Burman directs from a script he wrote along with Johnny Lozano and Michael McClung, with Saban Films slating an Digital, On-Demand and theatrical release for February 24. Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings) star in this intense, gritty and action-packed Vietnam War epic. When a small outpost is ambushed, a US Army squad must take the battle below ground on a high-stakes mission in a new type of warfare the likes of which they have never seen.

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MUZZLE: Get A First Look At Aaron Eckhart With Man’s Best Friend In The New Crime Thriller

Director John Stalberg Jr.’s new crime thriller, Muzzle is well on the way after wrapping principal photography last month and we’ve since been given a first look photo which you can view above. Starring Aaron Eckhart (Line Of Duty, Midway), Muzzle centers on Jake Rosser, an LAPD K-9 officer who just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling journey through the tangled streets of Los Angeles and the corrupt bureaucracy of the LAPD. Eckhart is joined by Stephen Lang (Twentieth Century Fox’s Avatar franchise, CBS’ “The Good Fight”), Diego Tinoco (Netflix’s “On My Block,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf”) and Kyle Smithson, with a script by Carlyle Eubank (Focus Features’ The Signal), storied by Eubank along with Stalberg Jr. The film is also produced by Stalberg […]

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MUZZLE: Aaron Eckhart Stars In New HFG Crime Thriller Launching At Upcoming EFM

Aaron Eckhart will star in Muzzle, the new thriller from director/producer John Stalberg Jr. (Lionsgate’s Crypto). The film is set to shoot in July from a script by Carlyle Eubank (Focus Features’ The Signal), and storied by Eubank and Stalberg Jr., with co-financing by Los Angeles-based sales company Highland Film Group who are also handling worldwide rights at the upcoming European Film Market. Muzzle centers on LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser (Eckhart), who has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling journey through the tangled streets of Los Angeles and the corrupt bureaucracy of the LAPD. “I feel lucky to work with such an immensely talented actor to bring this timely, thrilling story to life,” commented Stalberg, Jr. “I’ve never seen Aaron Eckhart strike a false […]

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THE BRICKLAYER: Aaron Eckhart Actioner Builds Toward March Shoot From Millenium Media

Renny Harlin is set to direct action thriller The Bricklayer, casting Aaron Eckhart in the latest update since the project began brewing ten years ago as a Gerard Butler vehicle, according to Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman on Friday. Production is set to commence in March at Millenium Media’s new Nu Boyana Studios’ locations in Greece and Bulgaria. Harlin will direct from a script by Hannah Weg (Septembers of Shiraz) and Matt Johnson (Into the Blue) which sees Eckhart as a brilliant – but rebellious – former CIA operative reluctantly lured out of retirement when the agency finds itself blamed for the recent assassinations of foreign journalists, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy. The aforementioned Butler will reunite with Millenium following their successful Has Fallen trilogy; Butler will produce via his G-Base banner along with Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson, next to Eclectic Pictures’ Heidi Jo […]

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AMBUSH: Aaron Eckhart Action Thriller Announces Fall Shoot In Colombia With Three More Added To Cast

Mark Earl Burman (Dog Eat Dog) is set to direct action thriller, Ambush, as announced by Highland Film Group and Saban Films on Thursday. Highland is handling international sales on the movie which will shoot this Fall on-location in Colombia, amid strict compliance with Covid-19 health guidelines to ensure the cast and crew’s well-being. The film will star Golden Globe nominee Aaron Eckhart (Line Of Duty, The Dark Knight) along with Cody Christian (CW’s All American, Assassination Nation, Surrogates), Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Mountain Between Us), and Jason Genao (Logan, Netflix’s The Get Down). Burman co-wrote the script with Michael McClung (American Martyr). Ambush is based on the exhilarating true story of a deadly high-stakes subterranean mission into enemy controlled territory. The film follows a group of young elite commandos, led by Captain Drummond (Eckhart), tasked with collecting highly classified information that can change the fate of […]

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LINE OF DUTY Trailer: A Cop’s Mission Of Redemption Goes Viral In The Official Trailer

It’s taken a bit of time for this movie to happen considering stunt professionals Darrin Prescott and Wade Allen were once tapped to helm Live! in its previous version years ago. With Extraction and Escape Plan 2 helmer Steven C. Miller taken to task, we now get Line Of Duty in its current form with a story centered on the search for police chief’s missing 11-year old daughter, and one cop’s rogue mission to find her being live-streamed online by a tenacious reporter. Aaron Eckhart stars in the new action thriller from Saban Films who acquired the rights in September. Also starring are Jessica Lu, Dina Meyer and Giancarlo Esposito for its select theatrical, digital and VoD release on November 15. The trailer originally premiered at ET Online on Monday.

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LINE OF DUTY: Aaron Eckhart Cop Thriller Pulls Up To November For Select U.S. Theatrical Release

It’s been a few years since news of this film stirred about but word out of Toronto has it that Escape Plan 2: Hades helmer Steven C. Miller’s Line Of Duty is setting up a November release from Saban Films. Line Of Duty follows Eckhart in the role of Frank Penny, a disgraced cop who finds himself in a race against time to find a kidnap victim whose abductor he accidentally killed. Also starring are Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road), Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers), Giancarlo Esposito (The Maze Runner trilogy) and Ben McKenzie (Gotham). Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley commented, “This fast-paced thriller is action-packed and bound to captivate audiences and keep them on their toes. It’s a testament to Steven’s skills as a filmmaker and the cast, led by Aaron, give stunning performances.” Solution’s Nestel added, “We are excited to continue our long-standing relationship with Saban as our US […]

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LIVE!: Aaron Eckart Thriller Adds Courtney Eaton For Shoot In May

Marauders and Extraction helmer Steven C. Miller will go before cameras in Alabama next month to helm The Solution Group’s action thriller, Live!. Borys Kit’s exclusive at The Hollywood Reporter confirms the news which sees Miller replacing award winning second unit action directors/stunt coordinators Darrin Prescott and Wade Allen for what would have been their directorial debut. Eckhart retains his involvement on the film since 2015, starring now alongside Mad Max: Fury Road co-star Courtney Eaton for the story of Kyle Penny, a disgraced cop with only eighty minutes to live while in search of the police commisioner’s after daughter trapped somewhere in the city. With her abductor dead and a serial killer on his tale, his only hope lies with a young, ambitious reporter who wishes to film his chase with a live camera streaming in real-time for the world to see. Jeremy Drysdale penned the script. Myles Nestel, Craig […]

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LONDON HAS FALLEN Gets A Second Trailer

Director Babak Najafi appears intent on living up to the fervor left over from Antoine Fuqua’s 2013 White House hostage thriller, Olympus Has Fallen. His newest, London Has Fallen, brings back Gerard Butler as he works to cement his way into action hero history as the next, less grumpy version of John McClaine, now tackling terror on the streets of London where a new threat looms. Aaron Eckhart reprises his role as the American president everyone seems to be trying to kill these days, with actress Charlotte Riley in the role of a British MI-6 agent unbeknownst of who to trust amid the chaos. But be warned, terrorists! If you kill off Eckhart, you’ll have to deal with the convicting voice of his Vice President, actor Morgan Freeman, who will rightly narrate your demise! The film opens on March 4 in the U.S.. Check out the latest trailer!

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LONDON HAS FALLEN In The New Trailer!

You’re forgiven if 2013 felt a little too much for you when it came to the “battle of the White House hostage thrillers” between Antoine Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen and Roland Emmerich’s White House Down. Thankfully, 2015 won’t see a contest between who can destroy London the best with a hero still managing staying on top, and for this, Snabba Cash 2 helmer Babak Najafi is on hand with a follow-up to the former with the new film, London Has Fallen. SYNOPSIS: The story begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances. His funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the western world. However, what starts out as the most protected event on Earth turns into a deadly plot to kill the world’s most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. Only […]

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Stunt Duo To Direct Real-Time Aaron Eckhart Actioner, LIVE!

Hollywood stunt professionals partaking in directing their own movies is always a feat to look forward to. It doesn’t always happen but when it does, it does so with a general appeal toward the fans its meant for, and Lionsgate/87Eleven’s cinematic rendering, John Wick is one of the more prominent examples in thay effort. Take that into account as we meet Darin Prescott and Wade Allen, two top second unit directors and stunt coordinators who will be spearheading Live!, the new production by Solution Entertainment in association with Fubar Films. Newly cast actor Aaron Eckhart certainly has the gravitas it takes to maintain an action role and he’s done so in films like I, Frankenstein, Erased and Battle Los Angeles, so Live! is especially opportune for Eckhart to help keep that going, as well as the trend of stunt professionals getting behind the lens. (H/T: Deadline, /Film) Los Angeles, CA […]

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