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Omari Hardwick Joins Gerard Butler in 'Empire City'

1/16/2026

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Omari Hardwick has joined the action-thriller Empire City, now filming in Melbourne, Australia.
Gerard Butler stars as firefighter Rhett, and Hayley Atwell portrays Dani, his NYPD wife, in a hostage-crisis story set in New York's Clybourn Building.
Hardwick plays the antagonist Hawkins.
Michael Matthews directs Empire City, produced by Gerard Butler and others, with a screenplay by Brian Tucker and S. Craig Zahler.

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Story summary

Omari Hardwick has joined the action-thriller Empire City, now filming in Melbourne, Australia.
Gerard Butler stars as firefighter Rhett, and Hayley Atwell portrays Dani, his NYPD wife, in a hostage-crisis story set in New York's Clybourn Building.
Hardwick plays the antagonist Hawkins.
Michael Matthews directs Empire City, produced by Gerard Butler and others, with a screenplay by Brian Tucker and S. Craig Zahler.