PREVIEW: Jolt (15 TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Bobby Cannavale (Blue Jasmine), Laverne Cox (Promising Young Woman), Stanley Tucci (Supernova), Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die Hard), Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise), David Bradley (Harry Brown), Ori Pfeiffer (Hacksaw Ridge)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tanya Wexler (Hysteria), director; Scott Wascha (film debut), writer; David Bernardi (Blackbird), Sherryl Clark (Fathers & Daughters), Robert Van Norden (Destruction Los Angeles) and Les Weldon (The Hitman’s Bodyguard), producers; Dominic Lewis (Money Monster), composer; Jules O’Loughlin (Come Away), cinematographer; Chris Barwell (Better Things) and Michael J. Duthie (The Fifth Commandment), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Lindy (Beckinsale) is a bouncer with a somewhat murderous anger management problem, which she tries to keep under control with the help of an electrode-laden vest, which sends electric shocks to her body whenever she gets a homicidal urge. However, when someone close to her is murdered, and she is listed as the chief suspect, Lindy goes out on a rage-fuelled rampage to find the killer…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Kate Beckinsale slips back into action heroine mode for this electrifying action-comedy, where she gets have a bit more fun than some of her more typical roles in the genre.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD JULY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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