‘Killer Elite’ With Jason Statham, Robert De Niro And Clive Owen Opens September 23
You don’t need a major studio to attract big stars to your movie. A great story and some money will do the trick. An example of this isKiller Elite, an independently-produced action movie based on a true story starringJason Statham,Robert De NiroandClive Owen. The film, directed by first time feature filmmakerGary McKendry, will be the first one distributed byOpen Road Films, a new label created by AMC and Regal Entertainment. It opens September 23. Read more after the jump.
Deadlinewas among several outlets to run a press release sent out by Open Road and describe the movie as follows:
The film itself is based on the novelThe Feather MenbyRanulph Fiennesand while it’s portrayed as non-fiction, there has been controversy over what happens in the novel – a tale of several assassinations carried out by British Secret Air Service – is real or not. You can read some of the controversy byclicking here.
Whether or not the story is true won’t matter to most audiences, though. What will matter is does the movie look good and what else is playing when it opens.Killer Elitewill have some major action competition on opening day withAbductionstarring Taylor Lautner as well as another male-centric movie, the still semi-mysteriousMoneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman. While it’ll most likely have a smaller release than those films, the hope is for it to find that older action niche that films likeTakenandThe Expendableshave had success with in recent years.
Do you think an independent film with major stars still looks independent to a wide audience? WillKiller Elitebe a hit?
