‘Flight Risk’ Trailer: Mel Gibson Directs Mark Wahlberg as a Balding Hit Man in High-Flying Action Thriller
Lionsgate has released the trailer for Mel Gibson’s high-flying action thriller “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg.
Per an official logline, the film follows “a pilot (Wahlberg) transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.”
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“Flight Risk” marks the third collaboration between Gibson and Wahlberg. The first was in the 2017 comedy “Daddy’s Home 2,” followed by “Father Stu” in 2022. This will be Wahlberg’s first time acting under Gibson as a director.
A sneak peek of the “Flight Risk” trailer first debuted at Cinemacon 2024 in Las Vegas. Variety executive editor Brent Lang described Wahlberg’s character as “balding and psychotic” with a “Southern accent and flashes of a sociopathic glint in his eye.”
Gibson helms the film with a script from Jared Rosenberg. John Davis, John Fox, Bruce Davey and Gibson serve as producers. Executive producers include Alex Lebovici, Jenny Hinkey, Ryan D. Smith, Natasha Stassen, Allen Cheney, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, Christian Mercuri, Petr Jákl, Vicki Christianson, Nick Guerra, Russell Hollander, Jon Huddle, Patrick Josten, Walter Josten and Jordan Wagner.
“Flight Risk” hits theaters Oct. 18. Check out the trailer below.
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