EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings, The Tudors) and MyAnna Buring (The Witcher, The Salisbury Poisonings) have signed on to star alongside Alec Baldwin in the hijacked airplane action-thriller 97 Minutes, from director Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky), which has entered production at Black Hangar Studios (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 24: Live Another Day) in the UK.97 Minutes centers on a hijacked 767 that will crash in that amount of time when its fuel runs out.

Against the strong will of NSA Deputy Toyin, NSA Director Hawkins (Baldwin) prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent – or is he?Meyers and Buring are playing passengers on the transatlantic flight, with Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Michael Sirnow (Infamous), Pavan Grover, Anjul Nigam, Davor Tomic, Slavko Sobin, Luke J I Smith and Kasia Koleczek rounding out the cast.Grover (Odd Thomas) wrote the script and is producing alongside Jamie R Thompson (Old Henry, The System) and Jake Seal (Born to Be Blue, Blaze) of Orwo Studios, with Michael Arata, Jerry Daigle, Suraj Gohill, Avi Haas and Ford Corbett exec producing.

Origo Financial Services is co-financing with Orwo via its MG fund. Orwo Film Distribution is handling international sales and launched pre-sales at this year’s virtual EFM.Meyers is a Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee best known for his turns in History Channel’s Vikings, Showtime’s The Tudors and CBS’ miniseries Elvis.

He’s also appeared in such series as Roots and Dracula, and in films including Stonewall, Albert Nobbs, From Paris with Love, August Rush, Mission:

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, MyAnna Buring Join Alec Baldwin In Hijacking Thriller ‘97 Minutes’

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