After watching Kenji Tanigaki’s The Furious last week, I’m in the mood for more hardcore action films, and Potsy Ponciroli’s Motor City looks like the ticket to good times. Ahead of today’s San Diego Comic-Con kickoff, Stampede Ventures unleashed an extended look at Motor City, starring Alan Ritchson in what looks like his most extreme role yet.
Motor City puts the pedal to the metal
Set in the 1970s, Motor City follows John Miller (Alan Ritchson), a working-class autoworker who is framed for a drug crime by a ruthless local gangster (Ben Foster) who steals his fiancée (Shailene Woodley). After getting locked up, Miller stages a violent escape and embarks on a brutal, bloody crusade to get revenge and rescue his love.
Motor City revs up its action with style and sound
What makes Ponciroli’s upcoming action thriller particularly compelling is that it features virtually no dialogue—save for about four or five spoken lines. The characters aren’t mute; instead of relying on heavy exposition or heated threats, the film lives and dies by its stellar soundtrack, expressive acting, and visceral sound design to drive the narrative forward. The new footage is the first I’ve seen from Ponciroli’s new film, and I must admit that I’m intrigued. I love the presentation, and the moment I heard the needle drop on Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain,” I was sold! In addition to Alan Ritchson, Motor City stars Ben Foster, Shailene Woodley, Lionel Boyce, Amar Chada-Patel, and Pablo Schreiber, among others.
Motor City opens in theaters on Friday, July 24, giving audiences another option for an epic saga alongside Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Granted, the two films are vastly different from one another, but if you’re an action fan, you can’t go wrong with Motor City. Straight up, I haven’t seen The Odyssey yet, and I’m thinking about seeing Motor City first. The thought of a balls-to-the-wall action film that uses music and few words to tell its story is super appealing to me, and today’s clip only has me even more pumped to check it out. If you want to hear more about our thoughts on Motor City, check out Chris Bumbray’s review.
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