Harsh Vardhan
The filming of Aaron Taylor-Johnson-starrer ‘Fuze’ is finally set to commence in London and Malta in July. As revealed earlier, David Mackenzie is directing this heist thriller based on a screenplay by Ben Hopkins. Taylor-Johnson and Mackenzie, who previously collaborated on Netflix’s historical drama ‘Outlaw King,’ reunite for the film. The actor will star alongside Theo James (‘The Gentlemen‘ and ‘The White Lotus‘).
The plot revolves around the discovery of a World War II bomb in central London. After unearthing the same, a team of military experts, led by Will (Taylor-Johnson), are sent in to investigate and defuse it. Meanwhile, a huge police operation to evacuate thousands of local residents, including a former translator for the British army named Shahrukh, is put into action. Amid the chaos of the situation, a group of men, under the guidance of diamond expert Hirsch, are hiding out in a basement within the evacuation zone. With emergency services stretched to the limit and the bomb ready to explode, the group begins an audacious jewel heist under cover of the ultimate distraction.
Taylor-Johnson is a part of the cast of the action comedy ‘The Fall Guy,’ starring alongside Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, in which a down-and-out stuntman is on a mission to locate the missing star of his ex-girlfriend’s blockbuster film. In the action thriller ‘Bullet Train,’ he played Tangerine, one of the five assassins aboard a high-speed train whose missions unexpectedly intersect. His recent credits also include roles in ‘The King’s Man’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet.’
Mackenzie’s recent directorial works include episodes of ‘Under the Banner of Heaven‘ and ‘Homemade.’ His ‘Outlaw King’ depicts the 14th-century Scottish hero Robert the Bruce’s struggle against the formidable English army. The filmmaker also directed the crime thriller ‘Hell or High Water,’ which follows two brothers who plot bank heists to save their family ranch. Mackenzie’s portfolio encompasses projects such as ‘Starred Up’ and ‘Tonight You’re Mine.’
“Tension is one of the purest emotions that cinema can create. I had the idea of combining all the high stakes of an unexploded bomb with that of a bank robbery — clashing these two genres to create as much pressure as possible — in a context that feels as real as possible,” Mackenzie said in a statement. “Ben Hopkins took those ingredients and cooked up the compelling script that we are now taking into production,” he added.
Hopkins’ latest writing endeavors include the script for the thriller drama ‘Inside,’ which follows Nemo, a sophisticated art thief who finds himself trapped in a New York penthouse after a heist gone awry. The screenwriter also wrote/co-wrote projects such as ‘In Search of Monsters,’ ‘Marionette,’ and ‘Hasret: Sehnsucht.’
Netflix’s ‘Ripley‘ and ‘Scoop‘ have recently utilized London as their filming location, while Malta has hosted the shooting of films/shows such as Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon‘ and Paramount+’s ‘1923’ in the previous years.
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