Miramax also produced Ritchie’s previous 2020 action feature The Gentlemen which was released before the pandemic and racked up $115.1 million worldwide via STX. UAR/MGM has domestic on Wrath of Man, so it’s feasible for the studio to take over this first weekend of May in a way that other major studios with big global tentpoles cannot. 'Respect's Jennifer Hudson On Portraying The Queen Of Soul And Honoring "How Universal She Is, And The Impact She's Made" EPs are Louise Killin, Joshua Throne, Steven Chasman and Andrew Golov. Producers are Ritchie, Atkinson and Miramax’s Bill Block. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Wrath of Man, written by Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, follows a mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Statham) who surprises his co-workers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision skills.
United Artists Releasing will be distributing the feature, which reps the filmmaker’s fourth film with leading man Jason Statham, a canon that began with 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The duo are teaming again on a fifth Miramax movie with STX which is currently untitled (though formerly known as Five Eyes). Wrath of Man was previously dated for April 23. While their tepid critical reactions upon initial release might have been enough to keep audiences from driving several miles and paying an arm and a leg to see them in theaters, on Netflix, the barrier to entry is virtually non-existent.EXCLUSIVE: MGM and Miramax’s Guy Ritchie-directed action thriller Wrath of Man is moving to the May 7-9 weekend, which was recently given up by Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow. If you pay attention to the Top 10 rankings that Netflix updates daily, you’ll find a whole host of seemingly random films from the last 15-or-so years gaining major traction. 27, the only film more viewed on the platform was The Next Three Days, a similarly dismissed Russell Crowe-Liam Neeson thriller from 2010. In general, it seems that Netflix has a tendency to give a second shot at the limelight to forgotten films like Homefront, so long as they boast recognizable stars. RELATED: How Many Emmys Has Netflix Won? The Streaming Service Has Changed the Awards Circuit Forever Netflix can sometimes see success from unlikely placesĪ photo of a person about to watch Netflix on a screen inside an apartment, during the coronavirus lockdown in Dublin. Following an altercation at his daughter’s school, he becomes the target of a local meth kingpin (Franco) and must defend his daughter and home from a siege in a classic home invasion scenario.
They’re a bit too vague to get a real sense of what’s attracting audiences, but they do generally note how good they think it is.ĭirected by Gary Fleder ( Kiss the Girls), Homefront follows Statham as an ex-DEA agent and single father who moves to a small town after his cover is blown on a job. Supporting this notion, We Got This Covered corralled a smattering of tweets about the film’s recent appearance on Netflix. He also noted that the cast is surprisingly strong compared to similar action films, featuring James Franco, Winona Ryder, Clancy Brown, and Frank Grillo.
Essentially reviewing it over 7 years later, Mendelson praised the film’s strong emotional beats and character-driven focus, which he attributed to a script from none other than Sylvester Stallone. While only anecdotal based on the writer’s opinion, Forbes‘ own Scott Mendelson notes that Homefront might be among Statham’s most underrated films. This is reflected on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film has only a 40% positive rating from critics, but 61% from audiences. The most likely culprit here is that word-of-mouth has allowed Homefront to find an audience over the years. RELATED: How Jason Statham Dove Into Fame