THE MARK: Elsa Pataky, Jessica McNamee, And More Added To Jessica Alba Spy Thriller
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INTERCEPTOR Review: One-Woman Army Elsa Pataky Prevails In Matthew Reilly’s High Seas Siege Actioner
Trigger Warning: This review discusses sexual assault and violent crime. Matthew Reilly’s feature directing debut is a contained action thriller right out of 20th Century Fox’s John McTiernan playbook with Netflix release, Interceptor. It’s not entirely paint-by-numbers, but it’s a joyride when the action kicks in, and with leading lady Elsa Pataky at the forefront for her own streaming feature equal to that of Extraction star, husband and exec producer Chris Hemsworth. Army Captain J.J. Collins (Pataky) is newly arrived at a base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean titled SBX-1, one of two top-secret locations for America’s Interceptors – armed response outposts established to deter nuclear threats from Russia. At this point, one other Interceptor in Alaska has already been seized by an unknown Russian enemy, and with the outpost on high-alert, it’s already too late as Collins soon discovers terrorists led by former U.S. soldier-turned-traitor Alexander Kessel […]
POKER FACE: Place Your Bets In The First Look At Russell Crowe’s New Thriller
Archlight Films is proudly sharing a first look at Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe’s new upcoming thriller, Poker Face. Crowe, who previously helmed the multi-award winner, The Water Diviner (2014), is directing from a script he co-wrote with Stephen M. Coates (John Doe: Vigilante). Poker Face is set in the world of high stakes poker. Crowe stars as billionaire gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they’ve spent their lives doing everything to keep….their secrets. As the game unfolds, the friends will discover the real stakes they’re playing for, the biggest stakes of them all. The film also stars Emmy nominee Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Principal photography has since wrapped its New South Wales shoot and is currently […]
INTERCEPTOR: Elsa Pataky Battles Terrorists In The Official Trailer
IGN’s exclusive on Wednesday brought us the first trailer and poster for Netflix action thriller, Interceptor, and lo and behold, it’s got Elsa Pataky at the wheel for her own action vehicle after getting some chops in a few of the Fast And Furious installments. She stars in Matthew Reilly’s feature directing debut which will hit the streamer on June 3. The tough and reality-bruised Captain JJ Collins (Elsa Pataky) finds herself in charge of a lone nuclear missile interceptor base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after she is wrongfully drummed out of her dream job at the Pentagon. When a simultaneous coordinated attack then threatens the base itself, Collins comes face-to-face with the charismatic yet crooked Alexander Kessel (Luke Bracey), a former US military intelligence officer intent on carrying out an unthinkable plan. With only minutes on the clock, Collins must utilize her years of tactical training […]
INTERCEPTOR Casts Elsa Pataky For Netflix Action Thriller With Luke Bracey
Matthew Reilly will direct action thriller Interceptor at Netflix. Elsa Pataky (The Fast and the Furious franchise, Tidelands) will star from a script by Reilly and co-writer Stuart Beattie (Collateral, and Tomorrow, When the War Began), opposite with Luke Bracey (Point Break, G.I. Joe: Retaliation). Interceptor centers on an Army lieutenant (Pataky) who must utilize her years of tactical training and military expertise to save humanity as we know it, when sixteen nuclear missiles are launched at the US, and a violent coordinated attack simultaneously threatens her remote missile interceptor station. Production will take place in New South Wales, Australia. Beattie is producing next to Ambience Entertainment’s Matthew Street and Michael Boughen. Exec producers are Chris Hemsworth, Kathy Morgan, Christopher Mapp, Robert Slaviero and Peter D. Graves Reilly is an acclaimed Australian action/thriller writer known for bestselling books including Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, Seven Ancient Wonders, and The […]