In February 2021, STXfilms acquired the distribution rights to the film. [10] The film was originally scheduled for release on December 10, 2021, but the release was postponed to March 18, 2022. [2] Publication has also been postponed again from March 18, 2022 to April 1, 2022. [11] On November 10, it was reported that the film`s title had been changed from Violence of Action to The Contractor. While Dial is pursued by Collins and his squad of rogue killers, Dial saves the life of Inspector Ballard, who finds himself in Collins` line of sight. After gaining Ballard`s trust, Dial is seen by Ballard saying goodbye to young Emily, who played a key role in Dial`s survival. Later, it is shown that Dial sent Emily a letter with two tickets to America to see him and his horse Beauty at his ranch. The final scene shows Emily and Dial at the Montana ranch running without beauty. James Jackson Dial (Wesley Snipes), a retired CIA black ops killer, lives his life in isolation on his Montana ranch when his former employer Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown) offers him the chance to redeem himself. A few years earlier, Dial was seconds away from eliminating notorious terrorist cell leader Ali Mahmoud Jahar (Nikolay Sotirov), but his recklessness allowed Jahar to escape and marked his mission as a failure. Meanwhile, Collins is under investigation in the United States for leading a cia squad of killers, and when the truth about Dial and the death of Chief Inspector Andrew Windsor (Charles Dance) returns in a shootout, Collins is exposed. Collins stops at nothing to keep his own name and accuses Dial of murdering the chief inspector, even though Collins was actually responsible for his death.
Dial, now wanted by Collins and the British police, must do everything he can to prove his innocence, knowing that Inspector Annette Ballard (Lena Headey), Windsor`s vengeful daughter, is also after him. The Contractor (formerly known as Violence of Action) is an American action film directed by Tarik Saleh, which makes its English film debut with Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Florian Munteanu and Kiefer Sutherland. [1] The DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on July 10, 2007 and in Region 2 in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2007, distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Approximately 815,698 DVD UNITS were sold, generating sales of $15,524,680. [1] Moments later, from his elevated vantage point, Dial discovers Jahar standing in the building with his back to the window. Dial seized the opportunity and fired through the window, fatally hitting Jahar on the back of the head. Due to the delay caused by two policemen, Winchell brings the escape car too late, which draws attention to their escape. After many attempts to stop the car, the police opened fire and killed Winchell. The car, which is now out of control, comes to a standstill and injures Dial.
But Dial manages to get out of the crashed car. On the run and bleeding profusely, he heads to the shelter, where he meets the curious 12-year-old neighbor Emily Day (Eliza Bennett), who lives with his grandmother (Gemma Jones). Emily helps Dial stop the bleeding. Although Jahar was eliminated, Collins` assignment is still considered a failure, as Dial was filmed by a fleeing security camera. Filming began in the United States, Germany and Romania. In October, Ben Foster and Gillian Jacobs were also cast. Filming began in October 2019 in the United States and will be shot in Europe later in the year. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee of Thunder Road Films with Esther Hornstein as co-producer. Executive producers include Dan Friedkin, Micah Green and Dan Steinman of 30WEST, as well as Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally and Josh Bratman. [7] In November 2019, filming began in Romania for about 8 weeks. [8] In December 2019, Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares and J. D.
Pardo joined the film. Filming was completed at the end of 2019. [9] The film is set and was shot mainly in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales[2][3] and partly in the US state of Montana. Filming lasted 47 days, from March 31 to May 17, 2006. James Harper (Pine), who is unwittingly released from U.S. Special Forces, has joined a private organization with his best friend (Foster) and under the command of another veteran (Sutherland) to support his family. During a secret mission abroad, Harper must escape those who try to kill him as he returns home. [2] Now Collins wants Dial to do his job by murdering Jahar, who was captured and is now in custody in London, England. Equipped with a secure home, passports and an assistant, Terry Winchell (Richard Harrington), Dial is on his way to London to do unfinished business.
Disguised as a priest, Dial positions himself in a church tower in front of the building where Jahar is taken. When Jahar gets out of the police car, his head is covered with a jacket, leaving Dial without a clean shot. In order not to fail again, Dial patiently waits for his opportunity. The project was announced in May 2019 with Chris Pine as the lead actor. [4] [5] [6] Its release in the United States is scheduled for April 1, 2022 by STXfilms. The Contractor is a 2007 American drama film directed by Josef Rusnak. The film was released on Direct-to-DVD in the United States on July 10, 2007… .