Steven Soderberg, the director of the Ocean’s trilogy, is back to helm another heist movie. But this time things go completely sideways.No Sudden Movewill have its world premiere as the Centerpiece Gala feature at the Tribeca film festival on June 18. The Warner Bros. produced film will then stream onHBO Maxfrom July 1. Ahead of its premiere, the first official trailer has been released.
The official plot synopsis reads as follows, “Set in 1954 Detroit,No Sudden Movecenters on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. When their plan goes horribly wrong, their search for who hired them - and for what ultimate purpose - weaves them through all echelons of the race-torn, rapidly changing city.”
No Sudden Move, previously titledKill Switch, was supposed to start shooting in April of last year but the pandemic played spoilsport and the film had to be delayed. Sebastian Stan, John Cena, and Josh Brolin were attached to star at the time but had to drop out due to the delays. When the cameras finally started rolling in September 2020, the title and much of the star cast of the film had been changed. Soderbergh said this in a statement he gave accompanying the news of the premiere.
“A year ago, I was on lockdown in Tribeca, so I never imagined we could return 12 months later with a new movie screening for a live audience in our neighborhood. I’m VERY happy.”
While the movie may sound gritty reading the synopsis, the trailer also shows some light humor and the quirky bantering Soderbergh is famous for.No Sudden Movefeatures a ridiculously stacked cast comprising of big names likeDon Cheadle,Jon Hamm,Benicio Del Toro, Amy Seimetz, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin, Noah Jupe, Craig muMs Grant, Julia Fox, Frankie Shaw, with Ray Liotta and Bill Duke.The Mummyfans will be delighted to see Brendan Fraser in a big Hollywood film again.
Steven Soderberghcame out of his self-declared retirement in 2017 to makeLogan Luckywhich he called “an anti-glam version of anOcean’smovie”. Since then, he has directed several movies like the iPhone shotUnsaneandThe Laundromatfor Netflix. Soderbergh directsNo Sudden Movefrom a screenplay written by Ed Solomon (Now You See Me,Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and produced by Casey Silver, both of whom he collaborated with on his HBO seriesMosaic.
Julie M. Anderson is an executive producer. Soderbergh will also serve as the director of photography and the editor using the aliases Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard respectively. The director’s creative team behind the scenes includes Oscar ®-winning production designer Hannah Beachler (Black Panther), costume designer Marci Rodgers (BlacKkKlansman), and music director David Holmes (Baby Driver, TV’sKilling Eve).
