Bruce Willis has boarded action thriller American Siege, in which he will play an NYPD detective-turned-Sheriff of a small town in Oregon. The film will see Willis hark back to his blockbuster Die Hard movie franchise in which he plays John McClane, a New York City/Los Angeles police detective who continually finds himself in the middle of violent crises where he is the only hope against disaster. In American Siege, Willis’ character must take down a gang of thieves after they take a wealthy doctor hostage. Rob Gough and Trevor Gretzky also star in the film. Edward John Drake of Broil fame is directing from a script he co-wrote with Corey Large. Producers are Large with Sean Patrick O’Reilly, Steven Eads, Matthew Helderman. Shooting is underway in Georgia, after which principal photography will move to Victoria, British Columbia.
John McClane, Willis, Drake, and Large also recently collaborated on Breach and Cosmic Sin, which are now in post-production alongside Apex. The Exchange is handling world sales on American Siege. Shout Factory will handle U.S. distribution. The Exchange is also handling sales on Apex, which will be released domestically by RLJ Entertainment. “Arcana has been a company that has done everything ‘farm to fork’ and it’s been a different experience only handling the financing and production of these movies with our partners,” said CEO Sean O’Reilly. “Producing movies with Bruce Willis is one of those bucket-list opportunities, and this shows our capabilities into action feature films and marks a new and exciting opportunity for Arcana Studio.” “We’ve worked with Arcana and Sean for a number of years on both animation projects and now live action films alike,” added BondIt Media Capital CEO Matthew Helderman. “We’re excited to continue building out our Canadian partnership as we gear up for a big 2021 together in Vancouver.”
