STRATTON (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dominic Cooper (The Devil’s Double), Gemma Chan (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit), Austin Stowell (Bridge of Spies), Tyler Hoechlin (Road to Perdition), Tom Felton (A United Kingdom), Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist), Olegar Fedoro (Eastern Promises), Derek Jacobi (The King’s Speech), Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman), Jake Fairbrother (City of Tiny Lights)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Simon West (Con Air), director; Warren Davis II (film debut) and Duncan Falconer (film debut), writers; Guy Collins (Planet 51) and Matthew Jenkins (film debut), producers; Nathaniel Méchaly (Taken), composer; Felix Wiedemann (City of Tiny Lights), cinematographer; Andrew MacRitchie (Die Another Day), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

John Stratton (Cooper), a British Special Boat Service operator, heads a small team of agents to track and take down an international terrorist cell, before they unleash a series of attacks across the world and kill hundreds of innocent people…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Author Duncan Falconer, a former SBS commando whose series of books surrounding the fictional character of John Stratton, contributes to the script for his character’s feature film debut.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2017

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