S.M.A.R.T. Chase (Chinese: ????, The Shanghai Job in the UK) is a 2017 British-Chinese action thriller film by director Charles Martin, with a cast that includes Orlando Bloom, Leo Wu, Simon Yam, Hannah Quinlivan and Lynn Hung. The film was set for a September 30, 2017 release in China, with later dates for other countries.
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Directed by | Charles Martin |
Produced by | Wei Han Ben Pugh |
Screenplay by | Kevin Bernhardt |
Starring | Orlando Bloom Leo Wu Simon Yam Hannah Quinlivan Lynn Hung Jing Liang Da Ying Yanneng Shi Rong Chang Tom Price |
Cinematography | Philipp Blaubach |
Edited by | James Hughes |
Production company | Bliss Media 42 |
Distributed by | Bliss Media IMR International |
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Country | China |
Language | English Mandarin |
Screenplay
Danny Stratton, a washed-up private security agent, is given the rare opportunity to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai, but is ambushed en route. With the safety of the woman he loves in jeopardy, Danny has to work with his Security Management Action Recovery Team members to save her, as a dreadful conspiracy begins to unravel.
- Orlando Bloom as Danny Stratton
- Lynn Hung as Ling Mo
- Hannah Quinlivan as J. Jae Anh
- Simon Yam as Mach Ren
- Leo Wu as DingDong Tang
- Jing Liang
- Yanneng Shi
- Rong Chang
- Da Ying
- Tom Price as Ciem
Development
Formerly known as S.M.A.R.T. Chase: Fire & Earth, the shooting of the movie completed in late 2016. Sino-American company Bliss Media financed the movie and produced alongside London-based management and production company 42. Bliss Media has the Chinese distribution right, while Creative Artists Agency represents the movie's domestic rights. IMR International sold the remaining global rights at the 2016 film industry event American Film Market.
Box Office
Released in Mainland China on Sep 30, 2017, the film did not meet expectations, only grossing $2,637,520 over the period. Universal Pictures made a limited release in America on Aug 31, 2018.
Home media
It was released on DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Prime, iTunes Store on Oct 2, 2018 in North America.