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Empire City: Butler Battles Hostage Crisis in NYC
2/7/2026
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Story summary
- Empire City is an action-thriller about a hostage crisis in New York's Clybourn Building, starring Gerard Butler and Hayley Atwell.
- Gerard Butler plays Rhett, a firefighter who must rescue captives with his NYPD wife Dani.
- Omari Hardwick portrays the antagonist Hawkins.
- Michael Matthews directs Empire City, with S. Craig Zahler and Brian Tucker as writers.
- Filming is underway in Melbourne, with The Veterans and CAA Media Finance handling sales.
