Empire City (film)

Empire City
Directed byMichael Matthews
Screenplay by
Story byS. Craig Zahler
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBridger Nielson
Production
companies
  • G-BASE
  • Ingenious Media
  • Leonine Studios
  • MadRiver Pictures
  • Footloose Productions
  • Screen Australia
  • VicScreen
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish

Empire City is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Michael Matthews and written by S. Craig Zahler and Brian Tucker, based on an original story by Zahler. It stars Gerard Butler, Hayley Atwell, Omari Hardwick, and Mel Jarnson.

Premise

When a hostage crisis erupts inside New York City's Clybourn Building, firefighter Rhett, working with his squad and his NYPD officer wife Dani, must navigate the building to rescue the captives trapped inside.

Cast

Production

In November 2025, it was reported that Michael Matthews would be directing an action-thriller film starring Gerard Butler and Hayley Atwell.[1] Principal photography began that month in Melbourne,[2] with Bridger Nielson serving as the cinematographer.[3] In January 2026, Omari Hardwick, Mel Jarnson, Tre Hale, Michael Beach, Dominic Bogart, Stephen Murphy, Jack DiFalco, and Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau joined the cast.[4]

References

  1. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 6, 2025). "Hayley Atwell Joins Gerard Butler In Hostage Crisis Action-Thriller 'Empire City' With Filming Due To Begin This Month — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  2. ^ "From Melbourne to Manhattan: Victoria lands Gerard Butler's new action epic". VicScreen. November 1, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  3. ^ "Bridger Nielson Resume" (PDF). Worldwide Production Agency. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 16, 2026). "Omari Hardwick Joins Gerard Butler & Hayley Atwell In Hostage Crisis Pic 'Empire City'; Filming Underway In Australia". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
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