The Hurricane Heist

The Hurricane Heist, originally entitled Category 5, is an upcoming American disaster-thriller film directed by Rob Cohen. The film stars Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, and Ralph Ineson.

Plot

A team of tech hackers embark on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. mint facility at the same time a disastrous Category 5 hurricane is set to strike. The remaining people left in the deserted beach town are a meteorologist, a Treasury agent and the meteorologist’s ex-Marine brother. Together they not only must survive the hurricane, but also stop the mastermind thieves from accomplishing the heist of the century.

Cast

• Toby Kebbell as the meteorologist
• Maggie Grace as the Treasury agent
• Ryan Kwanten as the meteorologist's ex-Marine brother
• Ralph Ineson
• Randy Couture
• Melissa Bolona
• Jamie Andrew Cutler

Production

In January 2016, it was announced that Rob Cohen had signed on to write and direct Category 5 with casting underway and a Summer 2016 principal production start set.^[1] In February 2016, it was announced that the film had been acquired for distribution in a large number of international locations via the European Film Market.^[2] In May 2016, it was revealed that Toby Kebbell had been set to star in the film.^[3] In June 2016, the rest of the cast was announced.^[4]

Over a year later, in July 2017, the completed film (now titled The Hurricane Heist) was acquired for domestic distribution by Entertainment Studios with an early 2018 release date slated.^[5]

Principal photography on the film began on August 29, 2016 in Bulgaria.^[6]

References

External links

• The Hurricane Heist on IMDb