Like Gerard Butler actioners? Well, a few months after “Plane,” here comes “Kandahar,” which sees Butler as an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan.
This thriller looks more grounded and serious than some of Butler’s other recent outings like “Copshop.” And it also sees Butler work again with “Greenland” and “Angel Has Fallen” director Ric Roman Waugh.
Here’s an official synopsis for the film, courtesy of Open Road:
In KANDAHAR, Tom Harris, an undercover CIA operative, is stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. After his mission is exposed, he must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
“Kandahar” also stars Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal, Travis Fimmel, and Elnaaz Norouzi. Waugh directs a script he co-writes with Mitchell LaFortune.
Butler and Waugh will team up again for “Night Has Fallen” and “Greenland: Migration,” but before then, check out “Kandahar” when it hits theaters everywhere on May 26. Watch a trailer for the film below.