Chris Pine and Ben Foster to Reunite for Thriller Violence of Action
Chris Pine and Ben Foster to Reunite for Thriller Violence of Action
Hell or High Water stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster are joining forces once again for upcoming black ops thriller Violence of Action.
Hell or High Water co-star Ben Foster for
Violence of Action, a new thriller from STXfilms. The one-two dramatic punch of Pine and Foster should hopefully prove to once again be as gruffly charismatic as in their 2016 collaboration in this story of black ops and betrayal.
Violence of Action is being helmed by Swedish director Tarik Saleh whose previous credits include the likes of the 2017 crime drama
Chris Pine Black Ops Thriller Violence of Action Sells to STX
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The studio previously nabbed international rights to the movie and will now distribute in the U.S. as well.
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Directed by Tarik Saleh, “Violence of Action” centers on James Harper (Pine), a man who joins a paramilitary organization to support his family after he gets involuntarily discharged from the Marines. He travels to Berlin with his team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat, but he suddenly finds himself alone and hunted across Europe. As he fights to stay alive long enough to get home, he seeks to uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
NYFA had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with the
President of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, Pam Abdy, to discuss the film production process with NYFA students and alumni. Tova Laiter, Director of the NYFA Q&A-List Series, curated and moderated the event.
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STXfilms Acquires Chris Pine-Led Thriller Violence of Action
STXfilms acquires Chris Pine-led thriller Violence of Action
It’s been nearly a year and a half since we last heard word on the development of the project and now STXfilms has announced that it has acquired the domestic distribution rights to the Chris Pine-starring thriller
Violence of Action.
The film, helmed by Tarik Saleh (
The Nine Hilton Incident) on a script from JP Davis, centers on James Harper (Pine) who, after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Harper travels to Berlin with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted across Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
‘Violence Of Action’ Starring Chris Pine Lands U.S. Deal At STXfilms Deadline 2/18/2021
STXfilms said Thursday that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to
Violence of Action, the Tarik Saleh-directed action thriller starring Chris Pine that hails from Basily Iwanyk’s Thunder Road.
The deal follows STXinternational handling international rights to the film; it will distribute it in the UK and Ireland. 30West fully financed the pic, which shot in fall 2019 in the U.S., Germany and Romania. CAA Media Finance and 30West co-repped the U.S. rights. No release date has been set.
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Currently in post-production, the JP Davis-penned script follows James Harper (Pine) who, after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Harper travels to Berlin with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignme