Joel Kinnaman to star in Brad Anderson thriller

Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad) just lately wrapped engaged on John Woo’s Christmas Eve motion film Silent Night time, which is alleged to play out fully with out dialogue. Now he has signed on to star within the motion thriller The Silent Hour, which is ready to be directed by Brad Anderson (The Name). Deadline reviews that the venture is being funded by AGC Studios. AGC can be producing the movie and shall be presenting The Silent Hour to potential distributors on the upcoming American Movie Market.

Anderson shall be directing The Silent Hour from a screenplay by Dan Corridor. Kinnaman shall be taking over the position of a Boston Police Detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him listening to impaired. Sixteen months later, he’s now an interpreter for the division and should battle a crew of corrupt cops trying to get rid of a deaf homicide witness in an residence constructing.

Eric Paquette of Meridian Photos is producing The Silent Hour with AGC Studios. Filming is anticipated to start someday in early 2023.

Kinnaman starring in an motion thriller directed by Anderson feels like an excellent pairing to me, as I’ve been a fan of Anderson’s work ever since seeing Session 9 at a theatrical horror marathon in 2001. The set-up for The Silent Hour sounds fascinating as nicely, and paying homage to The Raid. I’m certain this “battle in a constructing” received’t be as intense or brutal as The Raid is, however right here’s hoping it’s going to nonetheless develop into one thing cool.

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Anderson’s different function directing credit embrace Subsequent Cease Wonderland, Glad Accidents, The Machinist, Transsiberian, Vanishing on seventh Road, Stonehearst Asylum, Beirut, and Fractured.