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| Directed by | Michael Matthews |
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| Story by | S. Craig Zahler |
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| Language | English |
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.
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.
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] In January 2026, Omari Hardwick, Mel Jarnson, Tre Hale, Michael Beach, Dominic Bogart, Stephen Murphy, Jack DiFalco, and Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau joined the cast. [3]