Introduction

Land of Bad is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by William Eubank, who co-wrote the script with David Frigerio.

The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia.

Also known as JTAC (working title, US).

Outline

Reaper, a USAF drone pilot, provides air support from a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper to a US Army Delta Force team on the ground in the Philippines. After a mishap, Kinney, a young JTAC officer attached to the Delta Force team finds himself part of an extraction team relying only on Reaper’s remote air support.

Cast

• Liam Hemsworth as Kinney
• Russell Crowe as Reaper
• Luke Hemsworth as Sergeant Abel
• Ricky Whittle
• Milo Ventimiglia as Captain Sugar
• Daniel MacPherson
• Chika Ikogwe
• George Burgess as Private Cooper
• Robert Rabiah as Saeed Hashimi, leader of the Abu Sayyaf rebels
• Andre Martinez as Soldier

Production

The film, written by David Frigerio and William Eubank—with Eubank also directing, was first announced at the 2022 Cannes Film Market. Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth were the first cast members attached to the film. In September 2022, additional casting announcements added Milo Ventimiglia, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Daniel MacPherson, Chika Ikogwe, and Robert Rabiah. George Burgess was brought to the cast by Crowe.

Filming began in September 2022, running through November 2022 in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The production took advantage of location incentives offered by the Australian government, bringing roughly 270 jobs to its local film industry. During production, Signature Entertainment purchased the distribution rights for UK-Ireland, France and Scandinavia, while The Avenue is handling domestic distribution.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • William Eubank
• Producer(s):
  • Adam Beasley … producer
  • Cindy Bru … executive producer
  • J.G. Clarke … associate producer
  • Ford Corbett … executive producer
  • William Eubank … producer
  • Mark Fasano … producer
  • Arianne Fraser … producer
  • David Frigerio … producer
  • RuthAnne Frigerio … executive producer
  • Deborah Glover … line producer
  • Vanessa Yao Guo … executive producer
  • Joshua Harris … executive producer
  • Luke Hemsworth … executive producer
  • Diana Hull … co-executive producer
  • Wes Hull … executive producer
  • Michael Jefferson … producer
  • Petr Jákl … producer
  • Nathan Klingher … producer
  • Bennett Litwin … executive producer
  • Riccardo Magnoni … producer
  • Nathan Mayfield … executive producer
  • Jared Purrington … executive producer
  • Tracey Robertson … executive producer
  • Kyle Smithson … executive producer
  • John Stalberg Jr. … executive producer
  • Tracey Vieira … executive producer
  • Ryan Winterstern … producer
• Writer(s):
  • William Eubank
  • David Frigerio
• Music:
  • Brandon Roberts
• Cinematography:
  • Agustin Claramunt
• Editor(s):
  • Todd E. Miller
• Production:
  • Voliton Media Pictures
  • Broken Open Pictures
  • Highland Film Group (HFG) (co-financed by)
  • R.U. Robot
  • Short Porch Pictures
• Distributor(s):
  • Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (Netherlands, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Paradiz (Russia, 2024)(theatrical)
  • The Avenue Entertainment (United States, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Blue Swan Entertainment (Italy, 2024)
  • Eagle Films (Non-US, 2024)(Middle East)
  • Filmfinity (South Africa, 2024)
  • First Run (South Korea, 2024)
  • Movie Cloud (Taiwan, 2024)
  • Moviebox (Turkey, 2024)
  • Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais (Portugal, 2024)
  • Picture Works (India, 2024)
  • Rialto Distribution (Australia, 2024)
  • Rialto Distribution (New Zealand, 2024)
  • Spentzos Films (Greece, 2024)
  • VVS Films (Canada, 2024)
  • Wild Bunch Germany (Germany, 2024)
  • Youplanet Pictures (Spain, 2024)
• Release Date: 25 January 2024 (Brazil, limited), 08 February 2024 (Mexico), 15 February 2024 (Russia), and 16 February 2024 (US).
• Running time: 110 minutes.
• Rating: R.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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