Director Brian Skiba has a certain love for action films with gritty scenes. In his upcoming action flick Pursuit, Skiba recruited Emil Hirsch and John Cusack on a cat and mouse chase that ends with a bang.

The film also stars Jake Manley and Elisabeth Ludlow. Skiba directed the film from the script written by him, Andrew Stevens, Dawn Bursteen, and Ben Fiore.

Here is the official synopsis:

John Cusack (Gross Pointe Blank) and Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) star in this action-thriller about a tough cop’s hunt for an even tougher criminal. Calloway (Hirsch), a ruthless hacker, is desperate to find his wife—who’s been kidnapped by a drug cartel—when he crosses paths with Detective Breslin. But after Calloway escapes police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense female cop to reclaim his prisoner. But is Calloway’s crime-boss father (Cusack) somehow involved in this explosive situation?

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with director and co-writer Brian Skiba on his latest project with his love for action films. We talked about recruiting big names for the film and small-town crime with mafia conflicts.

Brian Skiba graduated with a bachelor of arts in English and a minor in creative writing from Arizona State University. He directed his first feature film Blood Moon Rising with indie success and later asked to direct the indie film Dirty Little Trick that premiered domestically on Showtime. In 2020, Skiba directed the action film The 2^nd that starred Ryan Phillippe, Casper van Dien, and Jack Griffo. During the year, it ranked as one of the top action movies, including on Netflix. Other credits included Slaughter Creek, Rottentail, and Flowers and Honey.

Pursuit is in select theaters and On Demand tomorrow, February 18.

Watch the exclusive interview with Brian Skiba below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Lionsgate