BLAST (2004)

MORGAN'S RATING

COMING SOON

A terrorist, Michael Kittredge, posing an as environmentalist protester leads a team of highly-skilled mercanries to take control of an oil rig off the coast of California, intending to detonate an electromagnetic bomb over the United States striking a sort of "new Pearl Harbor" attack on behalf of the enemies to the nation. What Kittredge didn't count on is a tugboat captain, Lamont Dixon, who survives an attack on his ship, and is soon recruited by ABI agent Lisa Reed to infiltrate the oil rig and procure information about their plans...and if possible, stop them. In the process, Dixon meets an eager computer expert (Jamal Wilkes) aboard the oil rig who helps him even as he gets on his nerves.

Eddie Griffin (Lamont Dixon), Vinnie Jones (Michael Kittredge), Breckin Meyer (Jamal Wilkes), Vivica A. Fox (Agent Lisa Reed), Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. (Smiley), Nicky Andrews (Eric), Eddie Driscoll (Jackson), Hannes Jaenicke (Heller), Sean Michael (Chopper Pilot), Shaggy (Mace), Soup (Raj), Nadine Velazquez (Luna).

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Anthony Hickox (Stormcatcher). WRITERS: Steven E. de Souza, and based on the teleplay Operation Noah. PRODUCERS: Brad Krevoy, David Lancaster and Klaus Rettig. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sabine Muller, Gerhard Schmidt and David Wicht. LINE PRODUCER: Hina Heyns. DISTRIBUTOR: Screen Gems Inc.

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: TBA 2004 (USA) BUDGET: $20 million (USA) SHOOTING DATES: January 2003 -- February 2003