WATCH: Mel Gibson directs Mark Wahlberg and Topher Grace in new thriller, Flight Risk

January 2nd, 2025 by Marc Comments

Mel Gibson directs Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace in a new thriller set in a tiny airplane with a government witness fighting for his life from a hitman trapped on the plane with him.

Honestly, there’s nothing particularly unique or new jumping out at me from this trailer – well, except Wahlberg’s hair! – but it does look like a couple of fun hours in the cinema and, if like me, you pay a monthly set price for all your movies, this might just be the excuse to buy snacks in January that you need.

So, job done.

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Flight Risk arrives in cinemas on January 24th, 2025.

In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg (Actor in a Supporting Role, 2006 – The Departed) plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

Written by: Jared Rosenberg
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace
Directed By: Mel Gibson

Watch the trailer here:

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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….