As the release date forPlanedraws closer, promotion for the upcoming action movie ramps up. This includes a new and exclusive photo of a bloodiedGerard ButlerfromMovie Web. Butler plays Captain Brodie Torrance, a flight commander and one of several survivors of a plane crash, in the film which is set to release in theaters on January 13.
The image showcases an armed but bruised Butler as he runs through the jungle, teasing the action to come in the film. As thefilm’s previously released trailerreveals, Brodie and others must “survive together or die alone” after their commercial flight soars into a lightning storm and crashes into a Philippines archipelago. The Jolo Island cluster is “run by separatists and militias” and the movie’s heroes land right into the heart of it and its dense jungle. “My passengers, my responsibility,” Brodie says in the trailer, setting up the pilot’s mission: to protect the survivors of the ill-fated flight at all costs. Well, that means teaming up with fugitive Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), who was also a passenger and in the process of being extradited by the FBI. “They say redemption can be found in the most unusual places,” the man convicted of homicide 15 years ago, says in the trailer.
Planealso starsYoson Anas Officer Dele,Paul Ben-Victoras Hampton,Daniella Pinedaas Bonnie,Joey Slotnickas Sinclair andRemi Adelekeas Shellback. French directorJean-François Richet, who is known for his work onAssault on Precinct 13andMesrine: Killer Instinct, headed the movie, andFour Brothers’Lorenzo di Bonaventura was tasked asPlane’sproducer.Charles Cummingis credited for the film’s original idea and along withJP Davis, he is charged as the Lionsgate film’s screenplay writer. Cumming’s pitch was originally purchased by MadRiver Pictures in 2016 and Lionsgate acquired the rights in 2019.
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This is not the first time Butler has been on the big screen as an action star. Most notably, Butler played Spartan warrior King Leonidas in Zack Snyder’s blockbuster300. The 2006 epic skyrocketed Butler into superstardom, and he followed it up with several other action roles, including as “Big Nick” O’Brien inDen of Thieves, Clyde Shelton inLaw Abiding Citizenand Kable inGamer. For Colter, his most notable work came as Luke Cage in Netflix’s two-season Marvel series of the same name. As Cage, he appeared in several episodes ofJessica Jones, and he also played Colonel inMen in Black 3and David inExtinction.
Lionsgate’sPlaneis set to hit theaters on January 13 and the teaser photo — shared by— of Butler’s battle-tested Captain Brodie can be seen below:
