Hidden Strike
2023 · United States, People's Republic of China · 102 min
- Director
- Scott Waugh
- Screenplay
- Arash Amel
- Producer
- Jackie Chan, Hans Canosa
- Music
- Nathan Furst
- Editing
- Scott Waugh
- Production company
- XYZ Films, Changchun Film Studio, Huaxia Film Distribution
Cast
What it is about
An oil refinery in Iraq, owned by a Chinese company, is repeatedly attacked by mercenaries until it has to shut down. Luo Feng, who runs a private security firm, organizes the evacuation of the workers in a convoy of buses. Among them is his daughter, with whom he has a distant relationship. Chris Van Horne, a former Marine short on cash, ends up drawn into the raid.
How it was made
The project began as a pairing of Jackie Chan and Sylvester Stallone, but Stallone dropped out and John Cena took his place. The shoot took place in 2018 in China, standing in for the Middle East, and before settling on its title the film went by Ex-Baghdad and Project X, among others.
Reception and legacy
Critics were largely unimpressed, with Rotten Tomatoes listing 24% positive reviews from 17 critics. At the box office it earned only about 981,505 dollars against a budget of 80 million, yet on Netflix it became the most watched film in the world during its launch weekend.
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Trivia
A cast with a change
Sylvester Stallone was originally slated to co-star with Jackie Chan, but he withdrew before filming began.
Filmed in China
Although the action is set in Iraq and the Middle East, the locations were found in China, where Cena lived in Yinchuan for several months.
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