A Case For Better Action Movies: SILENT NIGHT, A Bold, Stylish Experiment On The Revenge Thriller Genre, Without A Word
Silent Night is now available from Lionsgate wherever movies are sold.
Silent Night is now available from Lionsgate wherever movies are sold.
It’s been almost a decade since actor Joel Kinnaman upscaled his career into the mainstream from the Easy Money and Johan Falk films to titles like Safe House, 2014’s Robocop and with DC’s Suicide Squad movies to name a few. He’s really excelled as an actor with a keenness for action roles, something that comes at a crucial time according to one German distributor in a recent Variety article where the time for new action stars couldn’t be more better or advantageous than now. It certainly takes someone of Kinnaman’s caliber to pull a feat like this off, as he’s proven time and again, and on December 1 he’s back to make the point loud and clear with none other than John Woo at the helm for holiday revenge thriller, Silent Night, from Lionsgate.
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.
How’s this for ambitious? Legendary filmmaker John Woo is readying a Hollywood comeback with Silent Night, a literally dialogue-free action thriller starring Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad). Deadline‘s AFM-attentive Mike Fleming Jr. broke the news and revealed the following:
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