Foresight Unlimited have announced on Wednesday that Rob Cohen, the man who directed The Fast and the Furious, is set to direct the upcoming disaster action thriller CATEGORY 5.
Production on the movie is set to get underway in Spring/Summer 2016, and CATEGORY 5 will follow a team of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town to steal $102 million in cash, just as a disastrous Category 5 hurricane, the storm of the century, is about to strike and level it to the ground. The only other two people left in the town, a meteorologist and a female treasury agent, must survive the horrific storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.
As it stands, no names have been confirmed for who will be involved, but casting is reportedly underway.
The film will be produced by Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr., and Danny Roth. Howard Baldwin, Mark Damon, Bill Immerman and Tamara Birkemoe will executive produce.
Director Rob Cohen said: “Crossing a heist movie set amidst the intense action of a natural disaster was an idea to which I truly responded. It’s a chance for me to get back to my roots in doing the adrenaline-pumped action/special effects films I love to create.”
Foresight’s Mark Damon said: “Rob Cohen is an incredibly smart and inventive action director and we are delighted to be part of “Category 5”. Windhauser’s script details an extraordinary race against the elements, which we are confident, with Cohen’s vision, will be a breathtaking adventure for audiences worldwide.”
Cohen is no stranger at calling the shots, having helmed THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS starring Vin Diesel, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR and xXx once again starring Diesel. He most recently directed THE BOY NEXT DOOR starring Jennifer Lopez for Universal Pictures, and will direct THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO for Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman at Paramount Pictures.
