PREVIEW: Blacklight (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Liam Neeson (Taken), Emmy Raver-Lampman (Dog), Taylor John Smith (Hunter Killer), Aidan Quinn (Music of the Heart), Claire van der Boom (Broke), Yael Stone (The Wilde Wedding), Tim Draxl (A Few Best Men)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mark Williams (Honest Thief), director, writer, producer; Nick May (film debut), writer; Paul Currie (Hacksaw Ridge), Allie Loh (film debut), Coco Xiaolu Ma (film debut) and Myles Nestel (Wheelman), producers; Mark Isham (Crash), composer; Shelly Johnson (Captain America: The First Avenger), cinematographer; Michael P. Shawver (Black Panther), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Travis Block (Neeson), a government agent who specialises in removing operatives after their undercover profile is exposed, discovers a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks, which goes all the way to the top…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Liam Neeson does what he does best in this tense conspiracy thriller, which offers some unexpected surprises as it dives deeper into its own mystery.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH MARCH 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW

 

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