Hunter Killer
Submarine captain Gerard Butler is on a mission to deliver the Russian president , and hopefully prevent WWIII , in the Modern lagger forHunter Killer . The action film from Summit Premiere also star Oscar - victor Gary Oldman , Linda Cardellini , Common and thelate Michael Nyqvist .
First news onHunter Killerarrived in 2011 , with Butler and Sam Worthington impound to star and Antoine Fuqua in the music director ’s hot seat . By 2014,Casino RoyaledirectorMartin Campbell had reportedly replaced Fuquaas helmer on the project . It was n’t until 2016 that everything come together and principal photography could begin , with the comparatively inexperient Donovan Marsh ( Avenged ) ultimately take on directorial obligation .
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Two years after it first went before cameras , Hunter Killeris finally ready to hit movie screen . Lionsgatehas degenerate a novel preview that predict intense submarine action , headed up by the ever - determined Butler , with Oscar - winning support from Oldman . The film also have the Nyqvist ofGirl With the Dragon Tattoofame in one of his final performance . See the trailer above and the poster below .
The movie ’s official outline reads :
Deep under the Arctic Ocean , American submarine Captain Joe Glass ( Gerard Butler , Olympus Has Fallen , 300 ) is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress when he let on a secret Russian coup is in the offing , menace to dismantle the world orderliness . With crew and country on the line , Captain Glass must now assemble an elite grouping of Navy SEALs to deliver the kidnapped Russian chair and nobble through opposition Ethel Waters to stop WWIII .
Yes , Butler mustonce again write the Chief Executive . The twist ? This sentence it ’s the Russian president . As always , the stake are sky - high as Butler undertakes his latest precarious commission ( stakes do n’t get any high than the hypothesis of World War 3 breaking out ) . This time around , rather of battle terrorist , Butler must go up against Russian military ship’s officer who ’ve undertaken a coup . alternatively of using his fist to pummel the bad hombre , Butler must use his wits as he direct his wedge through life-threatening waters to deliver a mathematical group of Navy SEALs whose line is to draw out the kidnap Russian leader . Even though Butler does n’t get to beat up or shoot any sorry guys this time around ( unless some of them make the mistake of getting onto his sub ) , there ’s still plentitude of natural action as the torpedoes part to fly .
Loosely speaking , Hunter Killerfits into the submarine action genre that also include classic likeThe Hunt For Red OctoberandCrimson Tide(and non - classics like the Kathryn Bigelow - directed dudK-19 : The Widowmaker ) . But this is also a Butler flick so interview can credibly expect more pulse - pounding action than deadening - building suspense .
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Hunter Killeris set for release on October 26 .
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