HOLLYWOOD actor Sam Worthington will star in a new action thriller, titled CounterPlay, which will be shot in the Philippines in August of this year, announced Blue Fox Entertainment.
In this suspense film, he plays the lead role of John Craig, a retired K&R (kidnap and ransom hostage negotiator) specialist who comes out of retirement to take on one last job.
This is to help a young man, played by up and coming actor/musician Alex Diaz, who has been wrongly suspected for drug trafficking, to escape and go back to his home and family in Australia.
“This is a great character-driven action thriller, with an iconic lead role that is perfect for Sam Worthington, and we’re very excited to be working with a great team of filmmakers on this project,” said James Huntsman of Blue Fox.
The award-winning Australian actor rose to stardom with his leading role in the global box-office phenomenon Avatar, as well as starring turns in Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans and the sequel Wrath of the Titans, and in Everest and Hacksaw Ridge.
Filipino director Pedring Lopez will direct CounterPlay.
He is best known globally for his recent work, Maria, a local movie acquired by Netflix that has become a critically acclaimed hit worldwide.
The group producing CounterPlay is led by Scott Rosenfelt, along with Michael McDermott of MAM Media (Pte.) Ltd. Andy Green of Fusion Pictures will be serving as executive producer.
This is the first international film produced by newly established MAM Media in association with BlackOps Studios Asia Inc.
Blue Fox is handling global sales for the movie. It will introduce the project to buyers at EFM.