Gerard Butler and Hayley Atwell's upcoming hostage crisis action thriller Empire City has received a first look, as some big updates regarding the production and casting have been announced.
Set in New York City, the film follows firefighter Rhett (Butler) and NYPD officer Dani (Atwell) as a hostage situation breaks out in the Clybourn Building, and together with Rhett's squad, they must fight their way through the building to free the hostages.
The first-look images show Butler hanging out in his fire truck and Atwell in her uniform.
Although the film is set in NYC, it's actually being filmed in Australia, specifically in Melbourne.
Production is said to be just over halfway through at the time of writing, while multiple cast members have just been announced.
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As reported by Deadline, Power star Omari Hardwick is playing the film's antagonist Hawkins, with Mortal Kombat's Mel Jarnson as his right-hand woman Leda.
Further cast members include American Primeval's Dominic Bogart, Know Fear's Jack DiFalco, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Kaiwi Lyman, Tulsa King's Michael Beach, The Odyssey's Stephen Murphy, and All American's Tre Hale.
Empire City has been directed by Michael Matthews, who previously helmed the film Love and Monsters and the TV show Nautilus.
Meanwhile, the script has been written by Secret Invasion's Brian Tucker and Bone Tomahawk's S Craig Zahler.
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Butler's latest film Greenland 2: Migration recently released in cinemas to mixed reviews, sitting at 48% positive on Rotten Tomatoes at the moment.
Meanwhile, Atwell will be reprising her role as Peggy Carter as part of the huge cast of Marvel's upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, which will be releasing in cinemas just before Christmas. She will reportedly appear in next year's Secret Wars as well.
Empire City does not currently have a release date.
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