Lockout

Theatrical - Wide 2012-04-13

Cast Guy Pearce Maggie Grace Peter Stormare Joseph Gilgun
Directed by James Mather Stephen St. Leger
Written by Luc Besson James Mather Stephen St. Leger

Genres: Action Science-Fiction Thriller

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Starring Guy Pearce (Memento, Prometheus) and Maggie Grace (Taken, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing... See more the President’s daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum-security prison. Lockout was directed by Stephen St. Leger and James Mather from their script co-written with Luc Besson, who is also a producer. Peter Stormare co-stars.

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