SAS: Red Notice
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| Directed by | Magnus Martens |
| Screenplay by | Laurence Malkin |
| Based on | SAS: Red Notice by Andy McNab |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nick Remy Matthews |
| Edited by | Megan Gill |
| Music by | Benji Merrison |
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| Distributed by | Sky Cinema |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $198,432[1] |
SAS: Red Notice is a 2021 British action thriller film directed by Magnus Martens, based on the novel of the same name by Andy McNab and starring Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Noel Clarke, Owain Yeoman, Ray Panthaki, Anne Reid and Tom Wilkinson.[2]
SAS: Red Notice was released in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2021 by Sky Cinema.[2]
Premise
A Special Forces operator comes face-to-face with an army of mercenaries who are intending to blow up the Channel Tunnel.
Cast
- Sam Heughan as Tom Buckingham
- Hannah John-Kamen as Dr. Sophie Hart
- Ruby Rose as Grace Lewis
- Andy Serkis as George Clements
- Tom Hopper as Declan
- Tom Wilkinson as William Lewis
- Owain Yeoman as Oliver "Olly" Lewis
- Ray Panthaki as Prime Minister Atwood
- Noel Clarke as Major Bisset
- Anne Reid as Charlotte
- Jing Lusi as Zada
- Sarah Winter as Colleen
- Caroline Boulton as Olivia
- Richard McCabe as Callum
- Douglas Reith as Sir Charles Whiteside
- Dylan Smith as Alex
- Aymen Hamdouchi as Kenan
- Grant Crookes as General Major Crookes
- Tim Fellingham as Bryce
Production
It was announced in November 2018 that filming had begun in Budapest on the film. Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Tom Wilkinson and Owain Yeoman were announced as being cast at the time.[3]
Filming continued to February 2019, with London and Paris also serving as filming locations. Andy Serkis, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Noel Clarke, Ray Panthaki, Jing Lusi, Douglas Reith, Richard McCabe and Anne Reid were announced as being in the cast.[4]
Release
The film was released on 12 March 2021 by Sky Cinema.[2] In February 2021, Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and set it for a 16 March 2021 release.[5]
Reception
Critical response
According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 5.30/10. However, 84% of the audience have given the film a positive review based on 250+ reviews, with an average of 4.2/5. [6]
References
- ^ "SAS: Red Notice (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Macfarlane, Jenna (12 March 2021). "SAS: Red Notice: release date for film starring Sam Heughan, cast - and the Andy McNab book it's based on". MSN. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 November 2018). "Owain Yeoman & Ralph Ineson Board STX-Lakeshore's 'The Boy 2' With Katie Holmes". Deadline. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
Deadline also exclusively reports here that Yeoman has joined the independent feature SAS: Red Notice from director Magnus Martens and written by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thurmann. Pic stars Ruby Rose, Tom Wilkinson and Sam Heughan. Production is already underway in Budapest.
- ^ Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, More Join Action-Thriller 'SAS: Red Notice', Sky Cinema Boards UK Rights, First Look – EFM
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 February 2021). "'SAS: Red Notice', Starring Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose & Andy Serkis, Gets North American Distribution Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "SAS: Red Notice (2021)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.