Image Entertainment announced today that it has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to director Brian Trenchard-Smith's (
BMX Bandits) latest film
Drive Hard (2014), starring Damien Garvey, John Cusack, Christopher Morris, Jesse Spence, and Thomas Jane. The distributor plans to have the film in U.S. theaters in 2014.
Following the announcement, Bill Bromiley, chief acquisitions officer at Image Entertainment, said: "We're thrilled to have another opportunity to work with John Cusack.
The Numbers Station was a great acquisition for us, bringing us much success. This action film pushes limits, engaging audiences to new levels."
Synopsis: A former race car driver turned driver's training instructor (Jane) is abducted by a mysterious thief (Cusack) and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts both in the sights of the cops and the mob and leads them all on a chase across Australia's Gold Coast.