‘Hard Kill’ Trailer: Bruce Willis Is A Billionaire In An Action B-Movie
It’s a natural result of the pandemic that movie lovers are starved for content, leading studios to dig deep into their coffers to finally release on VOD the star-studded B-movies they’ve been hiding away. Maybe that’s why we’ve seen the release of movies likeMoney Planestarring Kelsey Grammar or the latestBruce Willisaction flick,Hard Kill. Watch theHard Killtrailer below.
Hard Kill Trailer
Hard Killfollows Willis' tech billionaire Donovan Chalmers, who hires a team of mercenaries to protect a dangerous piece of technology, or something. Also, Chalmers' daughter gets kidnapped. This is an action/thriller B-movie that inexplicably stars Bruce Willis alongside a cast of no-names. Okay, maybe I’m being harsh, but no one’s going to be flocking to a movie to seeJesse Metcalfeunless they’re an avid People Magazine reader.
But maybe that’s why the pandemic is the perfect time for B-movie thrillers likeHard Killto see the light of day. Normally relegated to VOD releases, the playing ground is even for all movies, big and small, as studios are forced to release their biggest feature films straight to digital. So when a movie likeHard Killhas a star like Willis (who likely will appear for all of five minutes in the film, all of which are probably in this trailer), it’s going to get more traction than it normally would.
Co-written byJoe RussoandChris LaMont(The Au Pair Nightmare) from a story byClayton HaugenandNikolai From,Hard Killis a Vertical Entertainment film directed byMatt Eskandariand produced byRandall Emmett, George Furla, Shaun Sanghani, Alex Eckert, Tim Sullivan,andMarkStewart.The film also starsNatalie Eva MarieandSergio Rizzuto.
Here’s the official synopsis forHard Kill:
When billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers (Bruce Willis) hires a team of mercenaries to protect a lethal piece of technology, security expert and team leader Derek Miller (Jesse Metcalfe) finds himself in a deadly showdown with an old enemy. The mission becomes even higher risk when Chalmers' daughter is kidnapped by a terrorist group who will stop at nothing to obtain the tech. Miller and his team must race against the clock to save her and protect the fate of the human race before it’s too late.
Hard Killarrives in theaters and on VODAugust 28, 2020.
Update:An earlier version of the article conflated screenwriter Joe Russo withAvengers: Endgamedirector Joe Russo. They are different people. We regret the error.
