Sky recently released a UK trailer for Fuze. Now, Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have dropped a new US trailer for the film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars in the new action thriller with Theo James (Divergent), Sam Worthington (Avatar), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki), Elham Ehsas (The Kite Runner), Honor Swinton-Byrne (The Souvenir) and Saffron Hocking (Top Boy) making up the rest of the cast. Fuze comes from Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie. It was written by Ben Hopkins, who has previously written Simon Magus, Janice Beard, The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz, The Market, Lost in Karastan, Hasret: Sehnsucht, Marionette, In Search of Monsters, Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie, and Inside (2023).
The official synopsis reads,
“Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation. Amid the escalating tension and chaos, a daring criminal operation is set in motion—one that uses the evacuation as cover for a meticulously planned heist. As authorities race against time to contain the crisis, alliances blur and moral boundaries are crossed, the film deftly propels audiences through a series of calculated twists delivering a wildly entertaining ride”
Mackenzie is producing the film alongside Gillian Berrie of Sigma Films and Sebastien Raybaud and Callum Grant of Anton. Anton is fully financing the film and Sky will handle the theatrical release in the UK and Ireland. The UK release is scheduled for April 3, but Roadside Pictures and Saban picked the film up for distribution in North America for an April 24 release.
Our Chris Bumbray got to see the film at its Toronto International Film Festival screening and gave it a glowing review, saying, “Like Relay, Fuze relies on a handful of twists and reversals, and Mackenzie delights in subverting audience expectations. The movie is peppered with action sequences, including some solid gunfights and sniper moments, while also maintaining a light touch with music cues that occasionally lean on the nose but work within the film’s pulpy tone.” He, then, added, “TIFF is usually divided cleanly into two sections. One is the awards fare put out by major studios, while the other is devoted to more commercial movies up for acquisition. Fuze is one of the latter, and while it wasn’t part of the Midnight Madness selection, it probably would have fit nicely, as it gave me a much-needed blast of action and tension amid all the heavier fare I’ve been watching. This would be a smart acquisition for a high-end streamer.”
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Roadside Attractions, Saban Films
