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Trailer for ‘The Hurricane Heist’ Mixes Heist Thriller With a Catastrophic Natural Disaster
The Hurricane Heist (formerly Category 5), a disaster action thriller from director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious), is heading to the EFM in Berlin.
The film follows a team of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town to steal $102M in cash, just as a disastrous Category 5 hurricane, the storm of the century, is about to strike and level it to the ground. The only other two people left in the town, a meteorologist and a female treasury agent, must survive the horrific storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.
“Crossing a heist movie set amidst the intense action of a natural disaster was an idea to which I truly responded,” Cohen explained when initially announced. “It’s a chance for me to get back to my roots in doing the adrenaline-pumped action/special effects films I love to create.”
An international sales trailer has been discovered, thanks to Fabien M., that looks like Twister meets Hard Rain with the insanity of The Fast and the Furious.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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