Unstoppable, Shadow Recruit’s Jack Ryan In his next action movie The Contractor, Chris Pine will once again struggle to avoid the nefarious adversaries.
Under the auspices of Thunder Road Films, which created the John Wick series, Tarik Saleh directs the film, which is supported by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee.
Synopsis of the movie:
The action-thriller follows James Harper (Christopher Pine), who has been dismissed from the US-SF (US special forces) and now goes overseas on a clandestine assignment to support his family.
To support his family, James Harper (Pine) is involuntarily released from the United States Army Special Forces and joins a private contracting firm with his closest buddy (Foster) and under the direction of a fellow veteran (Sutherland). Harper is on a clandestine assignment overseas and must avoid assassination attempts while returning home.
Production of The Contractor:
Chris Pine is expected to feature in the film, which was revealed in May 2019.
Ben Foster and Gillian Jacobs were added to the cast in October. Filming began in October 2019 in the United States and will conclude later that year in Europe. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee of Thunder Road Films are producing the film, with Esther Hornstein co-producing.
Dan Friedkin, Micah Green, and Dan Steinman of 30WEST are executive producers, as are Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally, and Josh Bratman of Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally, and Josh Bratman of Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally, and Josh Bratman of Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lass Filming in Romania began in November 2019 and will last around 8 weeks.
Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares, and J. D. Pardo joined the cast in December 2019. By the end of 2019, the filming was completed. It happened on November 10th.
Release Date for The Contractor:
STXfilms bought the film’s distribution rights in February 2021. The film was supposed to be released on December 10, 2021, however, it was pushed back to March 18, 2022, and then to April 1, 2022.
The film was announced in May 2019 and went on the floors in October 2019, with production wrapping in 2019. The film was originally titled The Violence of Action but was renamed The Contractor in November 2019.
The film’s distribution rights were bought by Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment and Showtime in February 2022. The picture will be released simultaneously in restricted theatres and on premium video-on-demand by Paramount, with the film airing on Paramount+ and Showtime later this year.
The Contractor: Star cast
Chris Pine plays James Harper, while Ben Foster plays Chris’s closest buddy Mike. Other key players include Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Keifer Sutherland, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares (Salim Mohammed Mohsin), J.D. Pardo (Eric), and Florian Munteanu (Kaufman).
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