Does Scott Adkins sleep? Serious question. Because the dude
always has like 5000 projects in the works. And I want to see all of them
because they all involve him kicking people in the face. But sometimes there
are rumblings of one film or another that never materialize. I get it, movies
in development don’t always make it to the finish line, especially in the DTV
realm in which he plies his trade. About a year ago, we heard tales of an Adkins-fronted
sci-fi adventure called Incoming, but that was the last word
on the matter. Until today. Now there’s a new poster. Which means this is happening.
Which means we’re going to see Scott Adkins pummel villains in space. Which
combines most of my favorite things in this world. Or out of this world.
(Sorry.)
Sure, this poster (which I ran across at BMD) is not the most
attractive thing I’ve ever seen. It does, however, look like the cover of a
pulpy sci-fi novel from the mid-1980s, which is exactly what I want
Incoming to be.
The plot admittedly sounds a bit like
Lockup, which itself got sued for being too much like
Escape From New York in space. The plot synopsis hasn’t
changed at all, but it still sounds like an excellent vehicle for Adkins kicking
the crap out of dudes in zero gravity. (Fingers crossed they have the budget to
make that happen.)
The International Space Station is now a prison—the ultimate black site. No one's getting out. And no one knows it's there. But when the imprisoned terrorists take over the Station and turn it into a missile aimed at Moscow, only a shuttle pilot and a rookie doctor can stop them. Their task is complicated by a rogue CIA agent (Scott Adkins) who has his own plans for the station and the terrorists within.
Last we heard, Adkins had joined an already-in-production
movie. Since that was almost a year ago, it stands to reason they wrapped up
filming in the interim—this isn’t one of those movies with an endless budget
and unlimited shooting days.
Perhaps the world’s leading badass face-kicker, Adkins teams
up with Alaa Safi, who also appeared with him in Doctor Strange,
Aaron McCusker (Dexter), Michelle Lehane (Kill
Ratio), Arkie Reece (The Bourne Ultimatum),
Milorad Kapor (Skyfall and Lockout
actually—dude digs space prison), and Dominic Power
(Unforgotten, which isn’t a word). Long-time assistant
director Eric Zaragoza makes his feature directorial debut overseeing the whole
shebang.
There’s a December 2018 release date listed for Incoming,
so, get ready for a brief respite of sci-fi ass-kickery in the midst of the
end-of-year award season rush. In the meantime, we still have Triple Threat and a slew of other Scott Adkins movies to look forward to.
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