Plane [DVD]

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Its Philippine distributor has voluntarily taken out the film from Philippine theaters, after Filipino Senators voiced their concerns stating that the film is "offensive to the nation's name and reputation. In real life, the Jihadist group Abu Sayyaf established their base of operations in Jolo but were not able to push out the Philippine Government's authority in the island. A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm. The cabin shots are of the same plane but all of the Flight Deck ( cockpit ) shots are of an AirBus A320 series aircraft, with the addition of a control yoke that is not found on Airbus aircraft after the A300/A310 series of aircraft. They also argued that the film was not a reliable commentary on the country's affairs, stating that Plane was just "mindless B-movie entertainment".

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Per a directive from one of his superiors, Brodie takes a shortcut across the South China Sea, but the plane is heavily damaged by a storm and a flight attendant and the RCMP officer are killed during the turbulence. Yeah, it's constructed entirely out of familiar parts, without a single groundbreaking or original element. The plane is too damaged and too low on fuel to make a long journey, but Brodie manages to land the plane at the neighboring island of Siasi. He also added that If the producers of the film claim it is fiction, they should not have said the story happened in the Philippines.

When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI. Butler plays Captain Brodie Torrance, a former RAF pilot now flying commercial routes in South East Asia. Filipino actor and senator Robin Padilla condemned the film's portrayal of the Philippines, pointing out how the film depicted Jolo as being run by separatists and militia, and the Philippine Army as "cowards". On October 11, 2021, it was reported that filming was close to finishing and that Tony Goldwyn and Paul Ben-Victor would also star. On July 13, 2016, MadRiver Pictures acquired The Plane, an original pitch from novelist Charles Cumming, with Marc Butan and Di Bonaventura Pictures' Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian announced as producers.

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Although I probably won't be watching it again and will likely forget about it soon, this is a surprisingly more-than-functional action flick that is certainly worth a watch for escapist entertainment. However, in May 2021, Lionsgate re-acquired the rights to The Plane, in what Andreas Wiseman from Deadline Hollywood described as a "case of high-profile Hollywood volleyball. They encounter a site used by the rebels to make ransom videos and race back to the plane, but are beaten to it by rebel leader Datu Junmar, who kills a couple who try to escape and takes the surviving passengers and crew hostage, intending to secure large ransoms from their families. Meanwhile, the Directors' Guild of the Philippines opposed the proposed ban, saying that it constitutes as censorship, and argued that the ban could set a precedent on the freedom of artistic expression of any depiction of the country.In response, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) of the Philippines stated that it would re-evaluate the film and launch talks with the film's producers and local distributors. As the passengers and crew are tended to by the island's rescue team, Brodie phones his daughter, telling her he is coming home. Commercial pilot Brodie Torrance, a former RAF pilot from Scotland, flies Trailblazer Airlines Flight 119 with 14 passengers and three cabin crew members from Singapore to Honolulu via Tokyo. In August 2021, Kelly Gale, [12] Mike Colter, [13] Daniella Pineda, [14] Yoson An, [15] Remi Adeleke, Haleigh Hekking, Lilly Krug, Joey Slotnick, and Oliver Trevena joined the cast. Scarsdale's group sets up a Barrett M82 anti-materiele rifle for increased firepower and together with Louis fight off Junmar's men.

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But Plane is able to fly above its generic ground by making the most of its actors and inherently tension-rich premise. In February 2023, it was announced Colter will reprise his role as Louis Gaspare for a sequel titled Ship. In the white-knuckle action movie PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island -- only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. And director Jean-François Richet wisely paces the film in such a way that the characters have tangible time to breathe and take in what's happening between bursts of frantic action. Photograph: Lionsgate Gerard Butler, centre, with Daniella Pineda and Yoson An in the ‘punchy’ Plane.It does help with chaotic sequences to elevate the unease, but it also hinders the film when we should be seeing the outcome of fight sequences and it's sometimes obscured. As he is about to be executed, the rescue team arrives, inflicting heavy casualties on Junmar's men. But first there’s a whole lot of weather to push through and the little matter of a shackled prisoner, former French Foreign Legion operative Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), who is being extradited to stand trial for murder. At the rebel hideout, Brodie and Louis kill the guards and sneak the passengers and crew onto a bus.

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Padilla's criticism was supported by fellow senator Ronald dela Rosa and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, who argued the film could damage the country's tourism. On February 23 Pioneer Films, the distributor of the film, voluntarily pulled out the film from "public exhibition" in a letter to the MTRCB, saying that they intend to submit a "new version of the film for appropriate review and classification. Richet uses almost exclusively handheld camerawork for this film, and I have mixed feelings on that.

But Brodie (despite being shot in the leg during the shootout, earlier) is able to put the plane on full throttle, allowing it to take off safely and crush Junmar under the plane's wheels, killing him. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it an 83% positive score, with 63% saying they would definitely recommend it. Michael Cho, Tim Lee, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingame, and Vicki Dee Rock were attached to the film as Executive Producers.