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MERCY ROAD Leads To Well Go USA

Chappaquiddick and The Painted Veil helmer John Curran’s new psychological thriller, Mercy Road, has been acquired by Well Go USA for release in late 2023 from Arclight Films. Curran directed from a script by Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring. Mercy Road stars Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, One True Loves), and is described as “a tense, psychological thriller about a flawed everyman who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In this ultimate journey to redemption, he soon learns just how far he is willing to go to save his child.” Also starring are Susie Porter (Netflix’s Cargo) and Huw Higginson (IFC Films’ The Nightingale), and acclaimed stage and screen actor Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, First Cow, Happy End). Doris Pfardrescher, President and CEO at Well Go USA negotiated the deal on behalf of the company with Ryan Hamilton from Arclight Films. Arclight is handling international rights and jointly […]

Arclight Paves The Way For First Look At Luke Bracey In Psych Thriller, MERCY ROAD

Lee B. Golden III

Arclight Films is sharing a first look at the new psychological thriller, Mercy Road, featuring Aussie actor Luke Bracey (Baz Lurhman’s Elvis, Warner Bros.’ Point Break, Academy Award-winner Hacksaw Ridge, Netflix’s Holidate). John Curran (Chappaquiddick, Tracks, The Painted Veil, Stone) directs the pic from a script he wrote with Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring. Described as “a tense, psychological thriller,” Mercy Road centers on a flawed everyman (Bracey) who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In this ultimate journey to redemption, he soon learns just how far he is willing to go to save his child. Susie Porter (Netflix’s Cargo) and Huw Higginson (IFC Films’ The Nightingale) co-star with acclaimed stage and screen actor Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, First Cow, Happy End). “The film is a man’s reckoning in the final hour of his life. Luke is phenomenal as a man on the edge of sanity,” said Curran. Gary Hamilton, Ying […]

Luke Bracey and Brittany Snow to Star in BIG NICKEL

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Sometimes we have regrets and sometimes we would prefer to blame others for our missteps. We should not do this, but it happens and it sounds like the premise of Tom Chilcoat’s directorial debut BIG NICKEL. Charlie (Bracey), a charismatic Army recruiter, is tasked with signing the “big fish” for a promotion. The only thing that stands in his way is a disturbed ex-vet, Erik, that Charlie convinced to enlist years before. Erik is a dangerous man with a bone to pick, and he will not be satisfied until Charlie has paid a heavy price. As the pressure mounts, Charlie is ultimately forced to reexamine his dubious methods and face a thunderous reckoning of accountability. Charlie is played by Luke Bracey who you may recognize from Point Break and Hacksaw Ridge. Also starring in this film is Brittany Snow, known for her roles in The Pacifier and John Tucker Must […]

INTERCEPTOR Casts Elsa Pataky For Netflix Action Thriller With Luke Bracey

Lee B. Golden III

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 […]

DANGER CLOSE Review: An Historic Look Into Battling The Odds On All Sides

Lee B. Golden III

You look at the world’s history and at some point you think that all the stories that need to be told about war and the soldiers who’ve fought them have been. History says differently, and certainly from the perspective of director Kriv Stenders who returns with Danger Close, an eye-opening and dramatic tale about a company of soldiers on the edge of death amidst heavy firefighting, aiding the South Vietnamese against the Northern military in 1966. Written by Stuart Beattie, Danger Close opens with a soaring view of the battlefield heavily fogged down as soliders tread a vast field for the film’s opening. The story sees Major Harry Smith (Travis Fimmel) and Sergeant Bob Buick (Luke Bracey) setting out with their men into the jungles of Long Tan in search of where a mortar attack was launched on their basecamp the evening prior. Having split into teams of three, Smith’s […]

LUCKY DAY Unfolds In The Official Trailer For Roger Avary’s New Crime Comedy

Lee B. Golden III

Writer/director Roger Avary’s latest, Lucky Day, looks like an absolute thrill ride as Lionsgate preps its October 11 theatrical and VOD release. Luke Bracey returns to the screen along with Nina Dobrev, Clifton Collins Jr., and actor Crispin Glover who steers the story in killer fashion. Director Roger Avary, the Oscar®-winning writer of Pulp Fiction and Killing Zoe, lends his high-energy, bone-crunching style to this crime saga starring Crispin Glover (“American Gods”), Nina Dobrev (Flatliners), and Luke Bracey (Point Break). Finally out of prison, safecracker Red (Bracey) rejoins his wife (Dobrev) and daughter and vows to go straight. But psychotic French hit man Luc (Glover) has also come to town, seeking revenge against Red for the death of Luc’s brother — leading to a very unlucky showdown.

AFM 2017: Heist Action Thriller, POACHER, Nabs Bracey, Nolte To Star

Lee B. Golden III

Arclight is at work at the American Film Market this week with presentations and announcements, including international sales outside the U.S. on the forthcoming production of action thriller, Poacher. Kriv Stenders will direct from a script by Thomas Martin (All That Way for Love), with Luke Bracey (Hacksaw Ridge, Point Break) and Nick Nolte (Prince of Tides, Warrior, Graves) starring. Inspired by true events, Poacher is the cautionary tale of a young man (Bracey), motivated by vengeance, who goes to war with a fishing baron (Nolte) who rules the town, sending him on a journey which transforms him from a small-time abalone poacher into a criminal gang boss. The thrilling heist adventure will be shot against the stunning Tasmanian coastal landscape. Ashley McLeod (The Offer, upcoming Storm Warning) is producing with Teresa Ticehurst (Mad Max Fury Road, Thor 3, Hunger Games, Storm Warning) and James M. Vernon (Hacksaw Ridge, In […]

Get Enlightened In The New Trailer For POINT BREAK

Lee B. Golden III

Director Ericson Core‘s new film, Point Break, has a daunting task ahead of its December release. It’s a reboot of the 1991 classic helmed by Kathryn Bigelow which also challenges audiences with a refurbished new look and augmented dynamic vision for its extreme sports-based storytelling through leads Luke Bracey and Edgar Ramirez. It also takes on a month loaded with favorites and movie delights which may already have a decider as to who the box office conqueror will be by then. Regardless though, this one braves right through speculation with plenty of stunts and a little more depth now explored in the fresh new trailer this week. Check it out below!

Get Liberated In The New Trailer For Ericson Core's POINT BREAK!

Lee B. Golden III

As it stands, out of any and all expectations there may be from director Ericson Core‘s upcoming Point Break remake, there are quite a few things I’m looking forward to here with regard to some of the iconic scenes from the 1991 film this one is based on, including the epic footchase chase, and the fight choreography by Can Aydin. Other than that, it’s fair to hold remakes to a specific standard these days, as some fall shorter than others. The decisions to remake a film is of a touchy nature, especially when it comes to this one and the tone being introduced when it comes to the next level of dynamic action and stunts to incorporate the drama. Needless to say, I like the potential here seen in this trailer. We get many of our key characters in our millieu of extreme sportsmanship played by daredevils living life on […]

Cam's Eye Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: When the past lures Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) out of retirement, the ex-CIA agent finds himself entangled in a political conspiracy involving high-ranking CIA officials and the Russian President-elect. Tasked with protecting Alice Fournier (Olga Kurylenko), a woman whose secrets threaten the future of old alliances, professional circumstances pit Devereaux against his former protege, David Mason (Luke Bracey), a sniper with deadly aim. Based on Bill Granger’s political thriller, There Are No Spies, the seventh installment in The November Man series. REVIEW: Here’s what (ugh!) Wikipedia says about this action thriller: The November Man is a 2014 American spy action thriller film based on the novel “There Are No Spies” by Bill Granger, which is canonically the seventh installment in The November Man novel series, published in 1987. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, and Olga Kurylenko with the screenplay written by Michael Finch and Karl Gajdusek. The film is directed by Roger […]

Watch A New Featurette And Clip From THE NOVEMBER MAN!

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Pierce Brosnan is set to take the lead in the upcoming release of the new action thriller, The November Man. The film marks the latest in Brosnan‘s repetoire to show he still has the moves, playing a former CIA agent on the run with actress Olga Kurylenko from his highly-trained prodigy, played by Luke Bracey. And this week, Movieclips has a new featurette and clip from the film on its YouTube channel to share some of the highlights, as well as interview excerpts from the aforementioned actors. SYNOPSIS: Code named ‘The November Man’; Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is an extremely dangerous and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who is lured out of quiet retirement on a very personal mission. He must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko) who could expose the truth behind a decades old conspiracy. He soon discovers this assignment makes him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David […]

Watch The New Trailer For THE NOVEMBER MAN!

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Pierce Brosnan may be long far from his days as James Bond, but he’s back in action and ready to shoot and blow things up in Roger Donaldson‘s newest thriller, The November Man. The film is based on the seventh book in the titular book series by author Bill Granger, centered on the story of a former CIA operative who finds himself pitted against his former pupil, while forced back into the field on a very personal mission to find a woman on the run from her past who holds the key to an international conspiracy involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect. Brosnan is joined by actress Olga Kurylenko and actor Luke Bracey, both of whom you can now catch in the new first full trailer below before its release on August 27, 2014 release.

POINT BREAK Starts Filming

Lee B. Golden III

I’m pretty curious to see what director Ericson Core has lined up for his remake of director Kathryn Bigelow’s classic, Point Break. We’re pretty much in an era now where film has evolved spectacularly when it comes to visionary action, stunts and much more, so I’m pretty thrilled at the potential here. On that note, the studio behind the upcoming summer blockbuster feature has just released a new announcement: Alcon Entertainment’s action-thriller “Point Break,” starring Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer and Delroy Lindo, begins principal photography today, it was announced by Alcon principals Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. The production will film on four continents, including North America, Europe, South America and Asia, and features stunts performed by the world’s top extreme sports athletes, as opposed to stunt performers. Locations set for filming include Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Mexico, Venezuela, French Polynesia, India and the United […]

Teresa Palmer Gets A Role In The POINT BREAK Remake

Lee B. Golden III

Alcon Entertainment’s remake of the 1991 cop thriller, Point Break is set to begin shooting at the end of next week, and the film is officially casting Warm Bodies leading lady, Aussie actress Teresa Palmer for the female lead in the film. Palmer will portray the role of Tyler (or a similiar role) previously performed by actress Lori Petty in director Kathryn Bigelow’s initial film as the unsuspecting love interest caught between her ex-boyfriend, Bhodi, the thrill-seeking ringleader of a masked group of surfers/bankrobbers, and her new love interest, undercover FBI agent Johnny Utah. Both male leads will be played respectively by actors Edgar Ramirez (Clash Of The Titans) and Luke Bracey (The November Man), in addition to actor Ray Winstone from a script by Salt scribe Kurt Wimmer that will take place in the world of extreme dynamic sports. Production is set to take place in multiple territories around […]

Pierce Brosnan Talks Love And Bullets In The New Teaser For THE NOVEMBER MAN

Lee B. Golden III

Following Relativity Media’s acquisition of The Bank Job helmer Roger Donaldson’s newest action spy thriller, The November Man, three months ago, we now have a stylish new official teaser trailer for netizens to check out below featuring Expendables 4 front-runner and former 007 star, lead actor Pierce Brosnan. Joining in are actress Olga Kurylenko and G.I. Joe: Retaliation co-star, actor Luke Bracey in a story based on a novel by Bill Granger that focuses on a former CIA operative who finds himself pitted against his former pupil, while forced back into the field on a very personal mission to find a woman on the run from her past who holds the key to an international conspiracy involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect. The film is also the latest role we get to see Bracey in before catching him opposite Edgar Ramirez in director Ericson Core’s 2015 rendering […]