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The Hurricane Heist
Director: Rob Cohen (“The Fast and the Furious,” “Stealth”)
Cast: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson
Details: Sounding like a hell of a lot of dumb fun. this disaster thriller originally titled “Category 5” blends heist thriller with meteorological disaster film. The story follows a team of tech hackers who plan a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. mint facility just before a disastrous Category 5 hurricane is set to strike the facility (and thus wiping out any evidence of their crime).
The facility is located near a deserted beach town whose few remaining residents – including a meteorologist (Kebbell), a Treasury agent (Grace) and the meteorologist’s ex-Marine brother (Kwanten) – must survive the hurricane and stop the thieves from committing the heist of the century. The $35 million project was shot in mid-2016 and has yet to release any real material beyond a sales postereven as it is only two months out from release.