Armie Hammer in Uwe Boll's Citizen Vigilante
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ARMIE HAMMER WRAPS TOKYO BLITZ: AFM-Ready Action-Thriller Locked and Loaded
Lock it in, Action-Flix faithful — production has officially wrapped on Tokyo Blitz, the gritty new action-thriller starring Armie Hammer, and the film is now locking and loading for its next mission: the American Film Market. Hammer, who has faced well-publicized personal and professional turbulence in recent years, appears to be using this project as one step in a gradual effort to rebuild his screen career. He also recently starred in Citizen Vigilante, written and directed by controversial filmmaker Uwe Boll. Let’s break down exactly what we know, because this one sounds like it could bring some serious heat.
THE CONFIRMED INTEL
- Filming has officially wrapped on Tokyo Blitz.
- Armie Hammer stars as Rick, an elite American hitman.
- Joey Chase plays a Yakuza enforcer.
- The story centers on a battle over Tokyo’s first legal casino.
- Garrett Glassell writes and directs.
- Film Mode Entertainment is bringing the film to the American Film Market (AFM) for international sales.
- No release date or distributor has been announced yet.
THE PREMISE — A FIREFIGHT OVER TOKYO’S FIRST LEGAL CASINO
According to Deadline’s report, Tokyo Blitz follows Rick (Hammer), an elite American hitman who gets pulled into the high-stakes chaos surrounding the opening of Tokyo’s first legal casino. Standing in his way — or maybe right in the crossfire — is a Yakuza enforcer played by Joey Chase. When that much money and territory are on the line, let’s be real: this is prime real estate for exactly the kind of hard-hitting, bullet-riddled crime action we live for.
SPECULATION ZONE
Nothing about the actual footage, tone, or final cut has been revealed yet, so consider everything here pure Action-Flix anticipation — not confirmed fact. Given the casino-war setup and a hitman-vs-enforcer collision course, we’re hoping for neon-soaked shootouts, brutal close-quarters brawls, and a high-stakes underworld atmosphere that leans hard into crime-thriller territory. That’s our hype talking, not Deadline’s reporting, so file it under wishful thinking until more drops.
WHAT’S NEXT
With Garrett Glassell writing and directing, and Film Mode Entertainment shopping the film to buyers at AFM, Tokyo Blitz is officially in the sales pipeline. No distributor or release date has been locked down yet, so we’ll be watching the market closely for any movement.
Stay tactical, Action-Flix faithful — we’ll update the second any distribution or release news drops.
Source: Deadline — “Armie Hammer Wraps Movie ‘Tokyo Blitz’; Pic Heads To AFM For Sales”
