Kidnapping Mr. Heineken trailer teases hostage thriller re-telling
If I’m being honest, I didn’t think Anthony Hopkins was still acting. That said, he looks like a solid casting choice as beer baron Alfred “Freddy” Heineken in the first trailer for the upcoming hostage thriller Kidnapping Mr. Heineken. The trailer paints a picture of sought-after wealth and rich, randomly chosen targets. The movie has an assortment of familiar faces filling in the key player positions, and it could be an enjoyable crime flick to look forward to.
Check out the first trailer, and learn a little more about Kidnapping Mr. Heineken after the jump.
I’ve never heard of this particular true-life kidnapping tale, but apparently a movie was made about the incident not long ago starring Rutger Hauer. Whether the new film should be considered a remake, a new interpretation, or simply a random hot topic re-telling of the 1983 kidnapping, it’s making a splash as the trailer travels through the cinema circuit.
Here’s a plot synopsis for Kidnapping Mr. Heineken courtesy of The Playlist:
In 1983, a group of childhood friends pulled off the crime of the century: kidnapping one of the richest men in the world, the heir of the Heineken beer empire (Anthony Hopkins). The shocking capture–by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam–resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual. It was truly the perfect crime…until they got away with it.
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken stars Sam Worthington, Anthony Hopkins, Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten, Billy Slaughter, and Jemima West. The movie makes its way to VOD and a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2015.
