With writer-directorMark Williams’Honest Thiefopening in theaters this weekend, I recently had the chance to talk withJai Courtneyabout making the crime thriller. If you haven’t seenthe trailers,Honest Thiefis about a bank robber (Liam Neeson) trying to quit the business and come clean to his new girlfriend (Kate Walsh), but is forced on the run after being double crossed by two dirty cops (played byAnthony RamosandCourtney). As you might expect, fights and explosions ensue.Honest Thiefalso starsJeffrey Donovan,Robert Patrick,andJasmine Cephas Jones.
During the interview, Courtney talked about why people love watching Neeson punch criminals in the face, what it was like working with Neeson, why shooting love scenes can be challenging, why he went uncredited inRobert Rodriguez’sAlita: Battle Angel, and more.
In addition, Courtney talked about whatJames Gunnis doing withThe Suicide Squadand his reaction after reading the script. He said:
“It’s a big-ass movie again, as was the first. It’s cool to see a bunch of new characters and characters [Gunn has] plucked from the depths of the canon, which is cool and just kind of different and interesting. James like creatures and monsters and things as well. I felt like there was an injection of that kind of stuff with this take on it. It’s very funny. It’s what you’ve come to expect from this kind of film. People are going to have a great time with it. it’s sad to see some of my castmates not involved, but i’m so thrilled to welcome a whole bunch more in. And I think it frees up the direction in which this franchise can take. It cracked things open in a way that we now won’t know what to expect from the next time. That’s cool for something like Suicide Squad. It’s not necessarily even a strict sequel, is the truth. It’s different, man, but people are gonna’ have a ball with it. I hope it’s massively successful.”
Check out what he had to say below and further down the page is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis forHonest Thief.
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Here’s theHonest Thiefofficial synopsis:
They call him the In and Out Bandit because meticulous thief Tom Carter (Liam Neeson) has stolen $9 million from small-town banks while managing to keep his identity a secret. But after he falls in love with the bubbly Annie (Kate Walsh), Tom decides to make a fresh start by coming clean about his criminal past, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
From the co-creator of Emmy-nominated seriesOzark, thrillerHonest Thiefshowcases Liam Neeson in a heartfelt tale of redemption, packed with fights, chases and explosions centered on one man’s mission to make things right for the sake of love.
