Matthias Schoenaerts to Star in Tom Hardy-Produced Bomb Disposal Thriller ‘Wildlands’

Matthias Schoenaerts and Tom Hardy are reuniting for another project 

Matthias Schoenaerts is set to add yet another film to his already impressive CV, as he has signed on to star in WILDLANDS. Tom Hardy and Dean Baker of Hardy Son & Baker (Taboo) will produce together with Mordaunt’s producing partner Sylvia Wilczynski (The Rocket) through Red Lamp Films. 

Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust And Bone) is set to star as bomb disposal specialist in Kim Mordaunt’s (The Rocket) WILDLANDS, which HanWay will be selling world rights on at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.

The movie will be shot in Africa and is said to be Inspired by Mordaunt’s ten-year relationship with the bomb disposal world in Asia and Africa and the film is based on the screenplay by Mordaunt and John Collee (Hotel Mumbai).

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The movie will tell the story of Richard Thomas, a jaded bomb disposal specialist who is known for his reckless behaviour. Following on from his dismissal from UN forces following a failed mission in Afghanistan, he gets a final shot at redemption when he’s sent to Angola, Africa – one of the most heavily mined lands in the world. There, his unexpected new team includes ten spirited Angolan women and their bomb-sniffing African Pouched Rats. Soon, he comes under pressure to make a remote village safe for civilians, but also finds love. 

It’s not the first time that Matthias Schoenaerts and Tom Hardy have worked together as they joined forces starring in the 2014 movie, THE DROP alongside Noomi Rapace. 

“In our divided times, ‘Wildlands’ is a story that taps deeply into the zeitgeist; now more than ever we need stories that show men and women, black and white, nature and technology, working together and moving forward,” Mordaunt said.

Dean Baker from Hardy Son & Baker said: “We love filmmakers and we love films that ask questions, engage an audience and make people think, but never lose sight of their objective to entertain.”

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