The first poster and trailer for the thriller “Crisis” are out!
Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, “Crisis” features three interwoven stories that highlight the greed, violence and tragedy of the drug war. An agent named Jake Kelly (Armie Hammer) is tracking down a drug trafficker that arranged a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S. His mission appears to intertwine with Claire Reimann’s (Evangeline Lilly), who is an architect recovering from an oxycodone addiction searching for the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics and subsequent disappearance. Meanwhile, Dr. Tyrone Brower (Gary Oldman) is a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical giant bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.
Additional cast members include Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Kid Cudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres and Martin Donovan. “Crisis” is writer and director Nicholas Jarecki’s follow-up to his acclaimed thriller “Arbitrage,” starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon.
Principal photography for the film began in February 2019 in Montreal and Detroit. Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers and Quiver Distribution acquired the distribution rights in December 2020. The film will be released in theaters across the United States on Feb. 26, followed by a digital release on March 5.
