“Gunner” from Warner Bros. Entertainment is now available on digital. This action-thriller brings back the beloved 80s/90s style of action movies that follows a man on a mission. In this case, war veteran Colonel Lee Gunner, played by Luke Hemsworth. He will do whatever it takes to get his kids back from gang members.

LEARNING MORE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GUNNER

With the release of “Gunner”, I spoke with director Dimitri Logothetis. He tells us about some challenges in making an action film as an independent filmmaker. He shares his process in creating action sequences with guns and explosives, and why he prefers not to use live ammo on set. Also, he talks about the stunt team he works with and what makes them great. Finally, we chat about why we believe audiences are craving the classic action films, in a world filled with so many superpowered superheroes. It was a great conversation that you can check out below!

MORE ABOUT DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS

In 2020 Dimitri created an all-new science fiction martial arts film franchise in “JIU JITSU”, based on a comic book. Directed and co-written by Dimitri, “JIU JITSU” stars Nicholas Cage, Alain Moussi, Tony Jaa, and Marie Avgeropoulos. The film was #4 on Netflix in the US the week of its release.

Dimitri also rebooted the iconic Kickboxer Film Franchise. He wrote, produced, and directed the two new “KICKBOXERS”. Dimitri brought back Jean Claude-Van Damme along with Christopher Lambert from Highlander and several major world champion MMA fighters including George St. Pierre and Fabricio Werdum along with Mike Tyson. Kickboxer Retaliation received a 92% score from critics and 84% from the audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

Dimitri is preparing to shoot his latest set of features, “KICKBOXER: ARMAGEDDON”, the final chapter in a reboot trilogy based on the KICKBOXER action franchise, and “FLYING SHADON”, an action thriller.

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ABOUT GUNNER

War veteran Colonel Lee Gunner takes his two sons on a camping trip with their uncle Jon, to reconnect with them after being at the battlefront for so long. The trip goes awry when Jon stumbles over a tripwire and sets off an explosion, alerting a gang of violent bikers amid a massive drug operation.

Not anticipating Gunner’s elite combat skills, the gang members are taken out one by one. The boys try to go for help, but end up right in the arms of Dobbs, the son of kingpin Kendric Ryker who runs the organization from prison. With no one but himself to turn to, an enraged Gunner wreaks havoc to rescue his two sons, until he gets to the top and confronts Ryker. You don’t cross Gunner.