“Triple frontier.” Netflix deemed the film a failure. Has he changed his mind and will produce a sequel?

A painful path to implementing the “triple border”

“triple border” It’s a platform film Netflix From 2019. Its stars were Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal. JC Chandor was behind the camera.

A group of former Special Forces agents unite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated area of ​​South America. For the first time in their careers, these unsung heroes decide to undertake a dangerous mission not for the good of the country, but for themselves. When events take an unexpected turn and everything spirals out of control, their skills, loyalty and morals are put to the ultimate test in the fight for survival.

The production budget was $115 million. However, the film did not receive outstanding viewership on Netflix. It also divided critics and viewers.

The path to filmmaking “triple border”. Kathryn Bigelow was originally supposed to be in charge of the project.

W 2010 Everything seems to be coming true. The director managed to attract real stars: Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Sean Penn.

Unfortunately, the project stalled and nothing was eventually achieved. J.C. Chandor accepted the director’s job in 2015, but didn’t get a real opportunity to direct the film until 2017. The original cast was supposed to include Tom Hardy, Channing Tatum, and Mahershala Ali.

However, Hardy and Tatum were quickly eliminated and their places were taken by Ben Affleck and his brother Casey.

Unfortunately, soon after Ben Affleck had a breakdown related to alcohol problems and the project almost collapsed. For a while, the idea of ​​​​replacing him with Mark Wahlberg was floated, but in the end the creators decided to wait for Ben Affleck. Meanwhile, Casey Affleck and Mahershala Ali left the cast and were replaced by the actors we finally saw.

Will the sequel be painfully created? This is not yet known. Charlie Hunnam just revealed that he’s talking to Netflix about making a sequel, but there’s still a long way to go.

Trailer for the movie “Triple Frontier”