Operation Fortune movie storyline. In the film, super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). Reluctantly teamed with some of the world’s best operatives (Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone), Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett) to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.
Operation Fortune is an American action, spy crime thriller film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan, Max Beesley, Eugenia Kuzmina, Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Bestemsu Özdemir and Sam Douglas. The screenplay was written by Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. Filming loctains are in Antalya, Turkey. The film was released on January 13, 2023 by STX Entertainment.
About the Story
A gang of Ukrainian mobsters manage to steal a device known as “The Handle”; its worth estimated at billions of dollars. The British government hires Nathan Jasmine to retrieve the Handle before billionaire arms dealer Greg Simmonds can sell it to the highest bidder. Nathan hires super-spy Orson Fortune to lead a team made up of Sarah Fidel, JJ Davies and others.
The team travels to Madrid, seeking the courier intended to transport the hard drive containing the data from the Handle. Their search is interrupted by Mike, a rival of Nathan’s, who seems to have also been hired to retrieve the Handle. Sarah, an American and skilled hacker, manages to copy the hard drive’s contents first. Learning that Simmonds plans to host a charity gala in Cannes, the team decides to infiltrate it by blackmailing his favorite movie star, Danny Francesco, into helping them distract Simmonds.
Simmonds invites Danny and Michaela, Sarah’s cover as his girlfriend, to spend some time in his Turkish villa in Antalya. Orson infiltrates the Ukrainian mafia house to aid Sarah in hacking their computers, disguising it as a robbery. The British government warns Nathan that the Handle is an advanced AI that can be programmed to defeat any security system in the world. Learning that the exchange for the Handle will take place in Antalya, the team travels to Turkey.
While Simmonds shows Danny his memorabilia, Orson and JJ track down one of Simmonds’ moles in the Turkish government. Orson, disguised as Simmonds’ lawyer, attends the exchange and finalizes it, before Mike and his men interfere, kill almost everyone and steal the Handle — which makes it clear that Mike went rogue and was working independently. In spite of the problems the team has caused him, Simmonds is willing to help, because Mike stealing the Handle cost Simmonds his commission.
Operation Fortune (2023)
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan, Max Beesley, Eugenia Kuzmina, Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Bestemsu Özdemir, Sam Douglas
Screenplay by: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies
Production Design by: Martyn John
Cinematography by: Alan Stewart
Film Editing by: James Herbert
Costume Design by: Tina Kalivas
Set Decoration by: Neil Floyd, Sedef Ramazanoğulları
Art Direction by: Nigel Evans, Adam Faux, Erim Gayretli, Chloe Kletsa, Deniz Gokturk Kobanbay
Music by: Christopher Benstead
MPAA Rating: R for language and violence.
Distributed by: STX Entertainment
Release Date: January 12, 2023
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