Press Release USHE Press Release: Kandahar (Digital) (2 Viewers)

[Ronald Epstein]

​ GERARD BUTLER STARS IN THE ALL-NEW EXPLOSIVE BOX-OFFICE ACTION THRILLER ARRIVING ON DIGITAL TO OWN OR RENT FOR THE FIRST TIME ​

“EXHILARATING AND ACTION-PACKED” – SCREEN RANT WATCH AT HOME TOMORROW, JUNE 16, 2023 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

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Universal City, California, June 15, 2023 – Continuing its theatrical run across the country, legendary action star and producer Gerard Butler (Has Fallen Trilogy, Plane) reteams with prolific action director Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland) in Open Road’s gripping action thriller KANDAHAR, available tomorrow, June 16, 2023, exclusively on digital platforms nationwide where you can buy or rent movies, just in time for Father’s Day. “Butler is at his best” (San Francisco Chronicle) in the “unmissable” (Austin Chronicle) film that is packed with high-octane action sequences and deadly surroundings set in the Middle East. Alongside Butler, KANDAHAR showcases a talented cast including Navid Negahban (Aladdin, “Homeland”), Ali Fazal (Victoria & Abdul, “Mirzapur”), Tom Rhys Harries (“White Lines”, The Gentlemen), Rebecca Calder (Love Me Do, The Dark Mile), and Travis Fimmel (“Vikings”, Warcraft) in this high-tech cat-and-mouse thriller that delivers non-stop action and will keep viewers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Tom Harris (Gerard Butler) an undercover CIA operative, is stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. After his mission is exposed, he must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all while avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down. FILMMAKERS: Cast: Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal, Bahador Foladi, Nina Toussaint-White, Vassilis Koukalani, Mark Arnold, Corey Johnson, Ravi Aujla, Ray Haratian, Tom Rhys Harries and Travis Fimmel Casting By: Dan Hubbard CDG CSA Visual Effects Supervisor: Marc Massicotte Music Supervisor: Liza Richardson Music By: David Buckley Hair & Make-Up Designer: Jules Chapman Costume Designer: Kimberly Adams Editors: Colby Parker Jr. ACE Production Designer: Vincent Reynaud Director of Photography: MacGregor Co-Producer: Stuart Sutherland Executive Producers: Andrea Dimity, Will Flynn, Jonathan Fuhrman, Danielle Robinson, Jamal Sannan, David Haring, Roman Viaris, Ruzanna Kegeyan, Joseph N. Cohen, Billy Dietrich, Harrison Kordestani, Peter Smith, Sam Barnett, James Masciello, Matthew Sidari, Tom Ortenberg Produced By: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Brendon Boyea, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Christian Mercuri, Scott Lastaiti, Ali Jaafar Written By: Mitchell LaFortune Directed By: Ric Roman Waugh