''Agent Game'' is a 2022 American

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action-thriller film directed by

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from a screenplay by Mike Langer and producer Tyler W. Konney. It stars

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, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy,

Annie Ilonzeh Annette Ngozi Ilonzeh (born August 23, 1983) is a Nigerian-American actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Maya Ward on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', and later starred as Kate Prince in the short-lived ABC reboot of ''Charlie' ...

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, Jason Isaacs, and Mel Gibson. Filming took place in Augusta, Georgia, from March to April 2021. The film was released in the United States on April 8, 2022, by Saban Films. It was panned by critics.

Premise

CIA officer Harris is involved in missions to detain and relocate foreign nationals for interrogation. When Harris' superior is murdered, he finds himself the scapegoat for the killing of a detainee and must run from a team of operatives sent to bring him in, led by a ruthless double agent.

Cast

as Harris * Adan Canto as Kavinsky, an operative * Katie Cassidy as Miller, an operative * Jason Isaacs as Bill, Harris' superior * Mel Gibson as Olsen *

as Reese, an operative *

as Visser, a double agent *

as Omar, a detainee

Production

Development

The independent film ''Agent Game'' was announced on March 5, 2021, when it was reported that Mel Gibson,

, Katherine McNamara,

, and

had been cast in the project from director

and writers Mike Langer and Tyler W. Konney. Soon after, Katie Cassidy, Jason Isaacs,

, and Adan Canto joined the cast.

Filming

Principal photography for the film began in Augusta, Georgia, on March 29, 2021, and concluded the following month on April 23. Filming locations included the Augusta University Building on 699 Broad Street, Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport, and a warehouse on Evans to Locks Road used to replicate a European airplane hangar, where a shootout scene and multiple explosions were shot. The

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on the Augusta Canal was also used to create the "secret spy detention center" in the film. Due to the presence of gunfire, a letter was sent to local residents before the production shot a scene in which Gibson fires a prop gun multiple times towards a moving vehicle. In shooting the film in Georgia, production manager Mark Crump said he spoke with line producer Warren Ostergard to take the project to the state. Konney, who also co-produced the film, said that the production would help the local economy, with the Film Augusta designee, Jennifer Bowen, estimating its economic impact to be in the region of $1 million. In a separate interview, Konney also mentioned that the project was able to hire local people from Augusta for every department in the film, allowing the production crew to accomplish their "big ambitions".

Release

The film was released online and in select theaters in the United States on April 8, 2022, by Saban Films.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 21% of 14 critics' reviews are positive.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 14168394 2020s spy thriller films 2022 action films 2022 action thriller films 2022 films American action thriller films American spy action films American spy thriller films Films set in Washington, D.C. Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state) Saban Films films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films