First Featurette Gives Us A Closer Look At Peter Berg’s Fact-Based Actioner ‘Lone Survivor’

Director Peter Berg will be hoping his next big-screen expedition will wipe any memory his massive-bugeted disaster BATTLESHIP. He’s got decent directing prowess having given us FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, the enjoyable WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (aka THE RUNDOWN) and dark all-star comedy VERY BAD THINGS, so know he has it in him. Fingers crossed fact-based military thriller LONE SURVIVOR sees him back on form.

The film is set in 2005 and centres on the mission of a team of Navy SEALs who were ambushed while in Afghanistan. It’s based on the same-titled novel by squad leader Marcus Tuttrell and follows their gruelling survival efforts while in the ill-fated Afghan mountains claimed as Taliban territory. Mark Wahlberg leads as Tuttrell, with his team made up of the impressive Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Eric Bana as his Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen.

Check out this behind-the-scenes featurette from the film opening in limited theatres on 27th December before going wide on 10th January. It arrives in the UK on the 21st February. Check out the first trailer, poster and stills if you missed them.

Source: Universal Pictures