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Stars: Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Paul Caesar, Belinda Jombwe, Zoe Carides | Written by Matthew Reilly, Stuart Beattie | Directed by Matthew Reilly

Stuart Beattie, whose credits as a writer include working on Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and who directed the likes of Tomorrow, When the War Began and I, Frankenstein, teams up with first-time feature director Matthew Reilly for Interceptor, a very timely piece of action cinema – one that puts the Russians firmly back on the filmic map as The bad guys of the movies, along with their co-conspiring American dissident buddies (aka Trump supporters looking to “make America great again”).

The film follows Captain JJ Collins (Elsa Pataky), who’s called back to active duty after she is wrongfully drummed out of her dream job at the Pentagon. When a simultaneous coordinated attack then threatens the base itself,...

We have a brand new exclusive video featuring the first six minutes of The Square, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this August 24. Click on the clip below to watch the opening moments from this exciting new noir drama, which stars David Roberts, Claire van der Boom and Joel Edgerton:

The Square: First 6 Minutes

A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond Yale becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray's moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband's latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run... If only it were that simple. The seed is planted and Ray, fearing he will lose his love, engineers the plan. Hiring the professional arsonist Billy becomes a fatal error,...

The Square will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 24 and we have a brand new exclusive special feature clip from this home video release. Click below to take a look at this new special feature clip, which features director Nash Edgerton and other crew members discussing a car chase in the film.

Exclusive: Car Chase Meeting

A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond Yale becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray's moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband's latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run... If only it were that simple. The seed is planted and Ray, fearing he will lose his love, engineers the plan. Hiring the professional arsonist Billy becomes a fatal error,...

Chicago – In our latest drama/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have VIP prize packs up for grabs to the new twist-filled film noir “The Square”! This is the first feature film from Australian stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton and his brother, Joel Edgerton, who co-wrote and stars in the film.

“The Square” also features David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Bailey, Lucy Bell, Paul Caesar, Mia Chippendale, Thomas Chippendale and Amanda Crompton. The film opens in Chicago on April 30, 2010. The VIP prize packs include:

One runner up: “The Square” soundtrack and poster

One grand-prize winner: “The Square” soundtrack and an admit-two pass to the film

To win your free “The Square” prize pack courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer a question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

Australian actor Joel Edgerton is best known to audiences in the United States as the young Owen Lars, stepbrother to Anakin and future Uncle to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. In fact, Edgerton's own brother, Nash, was actually the stunt double for Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy. But now Nash has moved into the director's chair with a script written by Joel in the new Australian neo-noir thriller, The Square, opening in theaters on April 9th and featuring Joel in a supporting role. We recently had a chance to sit down with Joel and Nash Edgerton to discuss their new film; it's intriguing plot, interesting characters and what it's like to collaborate with your own brother. To watch our exclusive interview please click on the video clip below.

New images are in from Apparition's "The Square," starring David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes and Paul Caesar. The Nash Edgerton film is written by Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner and produced by Louise Smith. The film is a 2008 Australian Film Institute nominee for 7 awards as well as a Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards winner for Best Screenplay. A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. The Square is the first feature from Australian stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton and his brother Joel who co-wrote and stars in the film. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond (David Roberts) becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla...