Retribution puts Liam Neeson in a car that will explode if he gets out

Since becoming a breakout action star with 2008’s TakenLiam Neeson is known for his action films set in planes, trains and other vehicles. So naturally, now it’s time for automobiles. Now it’s the time for automobiles. RetributionNeeson is an investment banker, who has to protect his family against a danger. It looks fun, in the typical Neeson way. Retribution Release date for the film is August 25, 2018.

This latest family-saving thriller has fund manager Matt Turner (Neeson) and his kids being held hostage by an anonymous caller who hooked a bomb up to Turner’s car, which he says he’ll detonate if Turner fails to follow instructions, or brings the car to an unsanctioned stop. With that premise in place, the trailer shows us all kinds of car maneuvers, red herrings, and big explosions — none of which are Neeson or his kids actually blowing up, presumably.

Fans of action movies may have already thought that the plot sounds similar to Fasten your seatbelts, where a bus rigged with bombs will explode if Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock don’t keep it going above 50 MPH at all times. This is a remake from a Spanish film called El Desconocido The title in English was “The English Title” Retribution). It is interesting to note that this remake was the third after the German one. Don’t. Get. Out!The South Korean version of the. Hard Target. Neeson had originally been set to appear in the American remake of this film in 2017 but it was postponed.

Retribution is directed by Nimród Antal (PredatorsAndrew Baldwin, a writer of the same name (InvasionWard ParryThe ShatteringChristopher SalmanpourFBI Most WantedThe script was adapted from Alberto Marini’s original Spanish movie. Jack Champion is also in the film along with Neeson.Avatar: The Way of WaterMatthew ModineStranger ThingsArian MoayedSuccession).