We have news of the new film being helmed by Connery son of Connery. We have been made aware of Untitled Gehenna Project through comingsoon and they have provided the following plot synopsis:
Cuba Gooding Jr., Taryn Manning, Ron Perlman, Henry Rollins, Valerie Cruz and Ray Winstone are starring in the action thriller “Untitled Gehenna Project.” Sean Connery’s son, Jason Connery, is directing the tale of an elite group of soldiers (Gooding, Manning, Jason London, Franky G, Zack Ward, Stephanie Jacobson and Brandon Fobbs) sent on a covert mission by a government agent (Cruz) to retrieve a missing scientist (Perlman) from an underground lab.
They encounter a priest (Rollins) who tells them that an “ancient evil” has been released, causing their greatest fears to come to life. Their former leader (Winstone) plays a pivotal role in uncovering what is actually taking place at the facility. Bill Moseley and Sarah Ann Morris play members of the compromised research team.
Henry Rollins as a priest is awesome, this could rival George Carlin in Dogma or Dolph Lundgren in Johnny Mnemonc, as the greatest movie priest. The cast looks good, and movies about soldiers fighting ancient evil, never seems like a bad idea. It is difficult to have an opinion about the film at all until we start to hear more information.
I am going to keep thinking Winstone is Beowulf in the film. I will keep expecting him to rip arms off of people and hang them over doorways. I am shocked that Pearlman isn’t going to be a soldier, he plays warrior roles very well, I will hold out hope that he will play a warrior scientist. That would be a decent compromise.
This appears to be the second directorial outing for Connery, and we will see what the man can do. He comes from quality stock and has been around the movie industry all his life; let us see if this equals masterful direction. Connery certainly has a quality cast to work with, and this is a great opportunity for the fledgeling director to make an impression.
