Lockout (film)

Lockout
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Stephen Saint Leger
  • James Mather
Screenplay by
Story byLuc Besson
Based onEscape from New York[1][2]
by John Carpenter
Nick Castle
Escape from L.A.[1][2]
by John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Kurt Russell
Produced by
  • Marc Libert
  • Leila Smith
Starring
CinematographyJames Mather
Edited by
Music byAlexandre Azaria
Production
companies
Distributed byEuropaCorp[3]
Release dates
  • 7 April 2012 (2012-04-07) (Brussels)
  • 13 April 2012 (2012-04-13) (North America)
  • 18 April 2012 (2012-04-18) (France)
Running time
95 minutes[4]
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[3][5]
Box office$32.2 million[3]

Lockout (also known as MS One: Maximum Security[6][7]) is a 2012 English-language French science fiction action film directed by James Mather and Stephen Saint Leger from a script written by Mather, Saint Leger, and Luc Besson (with Besson serving also as executive producer through EuropaCorp). It stars Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joe Gilgun, Lennie James and Peter Stormare. The film marks the feature directorial debut for both Mather and Saint Leger. The plot follows Snow (Pearce), a man framed for a crime he did not commit, who is offered his freedom in exchange for rescuing the President's daughter Emilie (Grace) from the orbital prison MS One, which has been taken over by its inmates, led by Alex (Regan) and his psychotic brother Hydell (Gilgun).

Lockout premiered on 7 April 2012 at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, and was released in North America and France in April 2012. The film received mixed reviews from critics, although Pearce's performance was praised.

  1. ^ a b "French filmmaker Besson guilty of plagiarising action classic". AFP. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Nick Vivarelli (29 July 2016). "Luc Besson Must Pay More Damages in 'Lockout' Plagiarism Case". Variety.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference BOMojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ "Lockout (2012) - Financial Information".
  6. ^ Fischer, Russ (26 January 2012). "'Lockout' Trailer: Is Guy Pearce the New Kurt Russell?". /Film. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ Outlaw, Kofi (29 December 2011). "'Lock-Out' Trailer: Prison Break In Space". Screen Rant. Retrieved 12 February 2014.