by FilmInk Staff
“I am thrilled to work with Russell and Liam and couldn’t be more grateful to this whole team in helping bring this project to life,” commented director Will Eubank in a press release. Eubank burst onto the scene with 2011’s Love, going on to most recently directing Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin and Underwater.
“I couldn’t be more stoked to be making this timely film especially with my good friend, Will Eubank piloting the ship,” added David Frigerio. “I am beyond excited to watch Russell and Liam bring these characters to life. Buckle up!” Frigerio last wrote Crypto, which featured Luke Hemsworth.
In Land of Bad, Russell Crowe plays Reaper, an Air Force drone pilot “supporting a Delta Force special ops mission in the South Philippines. After the mission goes terribly wrong, he has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. The Tier One team on the field is joined on the battlefield by Kinney (Liam Hemsworth), a green Air Force JTAC who is thrust into the middle of a high-stakes extraction. But the ground mission suddenly turns upside down and becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, Reaper becomes the young operator’s only ticket out of The Land of Bad.”
Crowe is set to appear in Thor: Love and Thunder and The Greatest Beer Run Ever for Peter Farrelly, and is currently editing his sophomore directorial effort Poker Face, another action thriller in which he also stars with Hemsworth.
Liam Hemsworth is currently shooting romance Lonely Planet opposite Laura Dern, for writer/director Susannah Grant.
Highland Film Group will be handling international rights for Land of Bad and will be repping it at Cannes.
“Working with such talented actors as Russell and Liam is a dream come true,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser. “They are both incredible performers who will showcase the powerful sense of brotherhood between the two lead characters.”
“Will and David have crafted a tense and compelling story full of suspense and intrigue. With Will at the helm, we are thrilled to be working with this uniquely talented filmmaker,” added Highland COO Delphine Perrier.
