PREVIEW: Midnight in the Switchgrass (15 TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Megan Fox (Jennifer’s Body), Lukas Haas (Inception), Colson Baker (Bird Box), Lydia Hull (Broken City), Sistine Stallone (47 Meters Down: Uncaged), Michael Beach (Waiting to Exhale), Caitlin Carmichael (Life Itself), Welker White (The Irishman), Jackie Cruz (A Nice Girl Like You)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Randall Emmett (film debut), director, producer; Alan Horsnail (film debut), writer; Alex Eckert (Hard Kill), George Furla (2 Guns), Nick Koskoff (Bad Hurt), Luillo Ruiz (Speed Kills) and Timothy C. Sullivan (Hard Kill), producers; Robin Stout (Jerked) and Liam Westbrook (Jerked), composers; Duane Manwiller (Love Me Like You Do) and Bradley Stonesifer (God Bless America), cinematographers; Colby Parker Jr. (Deepwater Horizon), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Whilst in Florida for a case, FBI agents Helter (Willis) and Lombardo (Fox) learn of state cop Crawford’s (Hirsch) investigation into a series of possibly related female murders. After a sting operation goes wrong, Lombardo’s life hangs in the balance as Crawford works desperately to save her and catch the killer…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Power producer Randall Emmett – who has worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Denzel Washington in the past – makes his directorial debut with a sleazy crime thriller that also boasts A-list talent like Bruce Willis and Megan Fox among the cast.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH AUGUST 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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