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UPFRONTS 2013: The Overachievers 
Europa posted roughly the first five minutes of Lockout, which features star Guy Pearce being pummeled while he’s interrogated about “what happened in that hotel room.” What happened was a big fight scene during which credits unfold. Kind of over the top but OK. (In English with French subtitles.) Most of what we’ve seen before has taken place aboard an orbital maximum security prison. Maggie Grace co-stars. Executive producer Luc Besson co-wrote with first-time feature directors James Mather and Stephen St. Leger. Released under other monikers abroad and re-titled Lockout for the U.S. market, the FilmDistrict/Open Road-distributed sci-fi prison thriller is now slated to open April 13.
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Looks fun. I hope it does well, Guy Pearce deserves a blockbuster lead role.
Hate the marketing for it though, with that awful “I’m a badass” song. There’s nothing less badass than saying “I’m a badass”.
This looks like a whole heap of fun. Can’t wait.
Well, if Daniel Craig ever decides to step aside, we could have a witty Bond again in Guy Pearce.
Definitely entertaining.
Wasn’t gonna see it until NOW. Trailers have been awful (looked like a TV MOW) This helps.
Snow? Mace? Are you effing kidding me?! I’m sure–had the clip gone another five minutes–we would have been introduced to: Stryker, Thorn, and Maven. And this is “starring” Maggie Grace? Good god, how did Guy get messed up with this lot?
Oh look, something halfway original. Not a pre-sold book, remake, prequel or sequel. Figures the French would be the ones to get this made.
Guy Pearce as a tough guy should be interesting as well.
Looking good.
Set in the future, where people still have lighters and smoke cigarettes… J’adore le Français!
Is the new desperate thing to do is release the first five/ten mins of movies online? Willing to bet this makes sub 5M opening…
Pearce looks like he’s having a ball.
Wow, this looks unbearable.
We’re supposed to believe that cell phones’ll still look the same and we still use hairdryers that plug into the wall in 2079?! Laughably bad.
In 1950-s people thought that in 2000-s we will have flying cars or that we’ll fly on other planets. And instead we’ve got stuck here with the same things.
This is the first time I’ve seen someone dismiss a film because its hairdryers weren’t imaginative enough.
Looks a little paint by the numbers but I’m still planning to watch it. Guy Pearce is a solid actor and it looks to be much better than half the crappy based on “branded” property movies out there.
@schadenfreude:
Halfway original is more credit than it deserves. Guess there’s no point in anyone pursuing that Escape From New York remake…
@BadHatHarry: You’ll note I did say “halfway original.” Reading is fundamental.
Lincoln,
Despite what you’ve seen, this film is quite knowing. The humor is, amazingly for the genre, quite subtle at times. It doesn’t take itself seriously. It knows its own premise is preposterous and yet, it rings the bell loud and clear every time. It’s good knock-about fun. Guy Pearce is a surprise, and Grace proves herself a worthy actress for this sort of thing. Everyone should benefit.
+1 @The Pope, you nail the film entirely.
I’ll take your word for it–all I know of it is the trailer and this 5 mins.
This movie couldn’t be any more blatant a ripoff if Guy Pearce’s character was named Plake Snissken.
Needs more eyepatch.
Really wanted to like this, but was desperately disappointed. For all the talent involved, there isn’t a single beat or note to recommended it. Guy Pearce’s cocky one-liner shtick becomes tiresome really fast, because essentially there’s no more to the character than empty jokes. Maggie Grace’s acting is one notch above January Jones – and I mean ONE notch. On a ‘willing-the suspension-of-disbelief’ scale it was off the charts, which is insulting for this type of genre movie. I’m sure the two Irish lads who directed and co-wrote it will get more work off the back of it. I guess it’s their CV movie: “Here’s what we can do.” Luc Besson? you are so much better that this.
This will be a monster hit.
I just looked at lists of scifi movies for the two past years, and I think you’re missing the point. We haven’t had a movie like this since 2009, when we got two: Star Trek; and, Moon. Since then it’s been a drought. Escape From New York in space? What’s not to love? I sure as **** don’t want to watch Inception.
getting strong Taken vibe from this…and I know this sounds plantish but count me in, Pearce is underused and this Frenchie thriller looks like it could be a sleeper ala Taken…nice snack while waiting for big meals like Prometheus and Batman 3
To me the tone is the problem here. This action film does not ring cool. It rings corny. Mission Impossible is the same style but there is a sort of cool factor that is created in the style of the directing. This film does not take itself seriously and since it doesn’t take it seriously we don’t either.