After disappointing most critics earlier this year in Unknown, an ironically familiar amnesia thriller, Liam Neeson returns to the box office this winter with The Grey. As a plane crash survivor who is forced to fend for himself in the Alaskan wilderness, Neeson stars alongside Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo and a pack of angry wolves in the action thriller from Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan. Take a look at the first trailer below.
According to Open Road Films, The Grey features "Liam Neeson [as he] leads an unruly group of oil-rig roughnecks [after] their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements -- and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt -- before their time runs out."
The Grey marks a reunion for Neeson and Carnahan, who directed the actor in The A-Team last year. The film, which was shot in British Columbia, was produced by Ridley and Tony Scott and is slated for a January 27 release.
Verdict: As long as no one resorts to Donner Party survival tactics, I'm in.
[Yahoo!]