Screen Rant is proud to present a first look at the newest Saban Films action movie, Hellhound, which will arrive on VOD in January 2024. The story is set in Bangkok, where action aficionado Louis Mandylor (The Pact) plays a hitman ready for retirement. Naturally, he finds himself roped into one last job courtesy of the dark underground, and he accepts it without expecting anything out of the ordinary. But the mission at hand is far more dangerous than he ever imagined, putting his skills and morality to the test as he seeks to escape his dangerous world intact.
Hellhound also stars Vithaya Pansringarm, Van Quattro, and Jirayu Yimamphai. The crime drama was directed by Joshua Dixon in his directorial debut and written by Niccolô de la Fère, who also produced the project alongside Mandylor, Dixon, Damon H. Chung, Andrew Millet, and Adam Pray. Check out the official trailer below, which provides a glimpse of the elaborate fight sequences and Bangkok backdrops that add to the movie’s breathless pace.
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The trailer for Hellhound succinctly sets up Loreno’s (Mandylor) predicament, but it is a story with which most action audiences will be familiar. What really allows Dixon and de la Fère’s movie to stand out is the cinematographic work, which harkens back to their background in the industry. Little is known of Loreno’s backstory based on the trailer, but it is clear that the guilt of past sins weighs him down — and a resume that has garnered him many enemies. Nevertheless, the other characters speak of him with awe and respect as he approaches his “grand finale.”
Saban Films has turned action thrillers into an art form, and 2023 has been a massively productive year for them in the genre. The production and distribution studio has tackled countless angles, from Ambush, Supercell, and Assassin at the start of the year to Mob Land, Due Justice, and the upcoming Ruthless near the end, Furthermore, they successfully branched out into Westerns with The Old Way and Butcher’s Crossing, both starring Nicolas Cage. Mandylor is sure to continue the trend of hyper-competent leading men in extraordinary circumstances in Hellhound, which has a runtime of 103 minutes and is rated R for strong violence, language, and some sexual material.
