Thursday, December 18, 2014
Barkhad Abdi of “Captain Phillips” will be back in the big screen in 2015. The Somali actor who became a star last year thanks to his role in the Oscar Best Picture nominee, and nominations he has received himself in major award shows this year, will be starring in a military thriller titled “Eye in the Sky.” His co-stars include Helen Mirren.
The first still from “Eye in the Sky,” featuring Abdi has already been released.
do that looks like a smartphone. Another still from the military thriller shows Helen Mirren in full military uniform in what seems to be a command center.
“Eye in the Sky” is an action movie about a drone mission whose goal effectively changed because of new findings about their target. The synopsis of the film is noted below as written in Wikipedia:
“Colonel Katherine Powell (Mirren) leads a secret drone mission to capture a terrorist group living in a safehouse in Nairobi, Kenya. When Powell learns that the group plans to carry out a suicide attack, her objective is changed to kill the terrorists. Drone pilot Steve Watts (Paul) targets the safehouse for destruction but reports a nine-year-old girl entering the kill zone. Powell contacts politicians and lawyers to determine whether or not to take action.”
According to Empire Online, the films focuses on the conundrum and challenges that the film explores.
“When the team discovers that their targets are planning a suicide mission, the targets are marked for death instead. Then, just as pilot Steve Watts (Paul) is set to destroy the safe house, he spots a nine year-old girl entering the kill zone and must pass the request for confirmation of the next step up to the highest levels, including our own foreign secretary (Glen).”
Based on its IMDB profile, “Eye in the Sky” is currently on post-production. It is directed by Gavin Hood and was filmed in South Africa.