It’s been some time since fabled action director John McTiernan made his last film BASIC in 2003. The man who brought such explosive classics as DIE HARD, PREDATOR, and THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, was incarcerated last year for his alleged involvement with notorious private investigator Anthony Pellicano. After a long and controversial battle in the courts, the director pleaded guilty and is currently serving his time.
He hasn’t been idle in the big house however and is set to direct Hannibal Classics’ RED SQUAD upon his release in April. The film centres around a former DEA agent as he leads his crack team of mercenaries on one last charge against a vicious Mexican drug lord. While McTiernan’s last title BASIC was a justifiable flop, it’s great to see the director back in the game.
His career has defined the action genre and deserves a return to top form, which we may well be getting with RED SQUAD. Here’s hoping his recent spout in jail was simply a cover for some hardcore prison research. Either way, he’s soon to be free and we’re soon in for a return to the hyper-kinetic hijinks of classic action cinema.
Source: Joblo
