Land of Bad trailer has Russell Crowe attempting to rescue Liam Hemsworth behind enemy lines

Liam Hemsworth partakes on a mission-gone-wrong in the new trailer for Land of Bad. The action film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle and Milo Ventimiglia. William Eubank directs from a script he co-wrote with David Frigerio. Producers include David Frigerio, Will Eubank, Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Nathan Klingher, Ryan Winterstern, Arianne Fraser, Petr Jákl and Mark Fasano. The executive producers on the film include Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Vieira, Luke Hemsworth, Delphine Perrier and Vanessa Yao Guo.

The official synopsis reads,
“Starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth, a covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney (Hemsworth) is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney’s only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper (Crowe), navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.”

The films distributor, The Avenue, shares a statement made by director William Eubank, “Land of Bad is a film about friendship and brotherhood. When writing the film, this bond was between the core characters, stuck in an impossible situation in an unforgiving landscape. When I arrived on set in Australia’s Gold Coast, I found that this bond transcended the page in two ways. It was forged between the actors, and is a key value of the country we filmed in. It was this camaraderie – from researching and penning the screenplay with my co-writer and producer David Frigerio, to the stories we heard from real Delta Force soldiers, and what I experienced on set – that made LAND OF BAD an unforgettable experience.”

Eubank and his writing partner, Frigerio, were inspired by a number of classic action movies, but wanted to use this film as an opportunity to showcase the evolution in technology and the nature of combat. “I think there’s a few reasons it’ll differ from other films, war films in particular. We are hitting thematically on a lot of things based on technology and where warfare is. And there’s a lot of things happening in today’s modern warfare, particularly in Russia and Ukraine with the use of drones. And so as technology progresses, we’re really digging into the themes of war and the barbaric nature of war and where it all started from to where it is now.”