The Hurricane Heist
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Directed by | Rob Cohen |
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Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
Edited by | Niven Howie |
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Distributed by | Entertainment Studios |
Release date | 2018 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million |
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
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/01/rob-cohen-to-direct-category-5-mark-damon-foresight-unlimited-berlin-vin-diesel-1201686784/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/02/category-5-rob-cohen-foresight-sales-deals-berlin-1201702173/
- ↑ Evry, Max (May 13, 2016). "Toby Kebbell Joins Rob Cohen’s Heist Movie Category 5". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/06/rob-cohens-category-5-cast-maggie-grace-ryan-kwanten-ralph-ineson-1201777810/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/07/rob-cohen-the-hurricane-heist-byron-allen-entertainment-studios-motion-pictures-1202130540/
- ↑ "PRODUCTION: American Action/Adventure Category 5 Starts Shooting in Bulgaria - FilmNewEurope.com". Film New Europe. September 5, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.