Sam Worthingtonis just one of the big names joining the already-stacked cast list for Netflix’s upcoming comedy heist film,Lift. Other actors set to appear in the film includeBurn Gorman,Jean Reno, andJacob Batalon.
StarringKevin Hartand written byDan Kunka,Lifttells the story of a master thief who’s enlisted by the FBI to pull off the heist of a 777 plane as it flies from London to Zurich. The film is directedF. Gary Gray, whose well-known for helming films such asStraight Outta Compton,The Italian Job,Men In Black: International, andThe Negotiator.The Batman’s Matt Reeves as well asSimon Kinberg,Audrey Chon,Adam Kassan,Brian Smiley, and Hart all serve as producers forLift.
Currently, it isn’t clear who Worthington, Gorman, Reno, and Batalon will portray inLift.Worthington is a long-time actor with film credits that includeThe Debt,Everest,Hacksaw Ridge, andThe Last Son. The actor also recently appeared in the popular Hulu true-crime TV series,Under the Banner of Heaven. Worthington is set to reprise his role as Jake Sully fromAvatarin the film’s upcoming sequel,Avatar: The Way of Water, which debuted itsfirst trailerin May.
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Viewers likely know Batalon from his role as Peter Parker’s best friend, Ned Leeds, in Marvel Studios’Spider-Manfilms. As Leeds, Batalon has made appearances in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films, includingSpider-Man: Homecoming,Avengers: Infinity War,Avengers: Endgame,Spider-Man: Far From Home, andSpider-Man: No Way Home. The actor has also appeared in several films outside the MCU, includingEvery Day,Banana Split,Blood Fest, andLet It Snow.
Gorman has appeared in multiple films and TV series throughout his career, includingTorchwood,The Dark Knight Rises,Pacific Rim,Pacific Rim: Uprising,The Man in the High Castle, andGame of Thrones. He is also set to appear inGuillermo del Toro’sPinocchio, which releases in December of this year. Reno has appeared in films likeCrimson Rivers,Godzilla,The Da Vinci Code,Mission: Impossible, andThe Pink Panther.
It was alsorecently announcedLift’s cast would featureGugu Mbatha-Raw,Vincent D’Onofrio, andBilly Magnussen. Viewers might know Mbatha-Raw from her appearances in films such asBeauty and the BeastandMotherless Brooklynwhile D’Onofrio is well-known for his portrayal as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin inDaredevil. Magnussen has appeared in multiple TV series and films, includingInto the Woods,Ingrid Goes West,Aladdin,The Many Saints of Newark, andNo Time to Die.
