“He’s toying with you, Glen.” Lionsgate has revealed an official trailer for the film Damaged, a mysterious serial killer action thriller from the UK. It’s now set for release in the US in early April both on VOD and in theaters. The film follows Dan Lawson, a Chicago detective, who travels to Scotland to link up with Scottish Det. Glen Boyd, following the resurgence of a serial killer who’s crimes match an unsolved case that he also looked into five years previous in Chicago. What is the connection? Samuel L. Jackson stars as Lawson, and Scottish actor Gianni Capaldi co-stars as Boyd, also credited on co-writing the screenplay. The official synopsis asks: “How do you catch a brilliant monster?” So this is Silence of the Lambs again? The cast also includes Vincent Cassel, Laura Haddock, John Hannah, Katie Dickie, and Brian McCardie. This doesn’t look as bad as it could, though does seem like another generic serial killer thriller plot. Worth a look.
“Evil is closer thank you think.” How do you catch a brilliant monster? When a sadistic murderer surfaces in Scotland, terrified local authorities call on a Chicago police detective who investigated a killing spree with the same horrific pattern 5 years earlier. Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Cassel star in this shocking thriller about two detectives with tortured pasts trying to stop a merciless serial killer before he claims his next victim. Damaged is directed by British TV director / filmmaker Terry McDonough, director of the TV movies Instinct and Anthony previously, plus lots of TV work including episodes of “Breaking Bad”, “The Expanse”, “Better Call Saul”, “Cold Feet”, and “Killing Eve”. The screenplay is written by Paul Aniello, Koji Steven Sakai, and actor Gianni Capaldi. It’s produced by Paul Aniello and Roman Kopelevich. Lionsgate will debut Damaged in select US theaters + on VOD starting April 12th, 2024 this spring. Anyone interested?
https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/vincent-cassel-samuel-l-jackson-in-thriller-film-damaged-trailer
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