Fortress: Sniper's Eye
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Directed by | Josh Sternfeld |
Screenplay by | Alan Horsnail |
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Cinematography | Vern Nobles, Jr. |
Edited by | Evan Ahlgren |
Music by | Jacob Bunton |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $69,075 |
Fortress: Sniper's Eye (also known as Fortress 2) is a 2022 American action film directed by Josh Sternfeld as a sequel to Fortress (2021). It stars Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, and Chad Michael Murray. The film was released on April 29, 2022, by Lionsgate Films.
Premise
Weeks after the events of the first film, Robert Michaels enacts a rescue attempt of the widow of his deceased nemesis, Frederick Balzary. However, when Sasha appears to have nefarious plans of her own and Balzary is revealed to be alive, Robert and his son Paul must work together to stop them.
Cast
- Jesse Metcalfe as Paul Michaels
- Bruce Willis as Robert Michaels
- Chad Michael Murray as Frederick Balzary
- Natalie Burn as Sandra
- Kelly Greyson as Kate Taylor
- Ser'Darius Blain as Ulysses
- Michael Sirow as Ken Blain
- Welker White as Carole Taylor
- Natali Yura as Sasha
- Gabrielle Haugh as Zoe
- Leslee Emmett as Marcia
- Larken Woodward as Janice
- Leonardo Castro as Madris
- Rainier Quintana as Denton
Production
Fortress 2 was announced on May 3, 2021, as a sequel to Fortress. Principal photography began in Puerto Rico in May 2021. Filming for Fortress 2 wrapped by November 2021. A first-look image was released at the 2021 American Film Market, where Highland Film Group was looking to sell the film's distribution rights in the United States and Canada. Fortress: Sniper's Eye is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Release
Fortress: Sniper's Eye was released on April 29, 2022, by Lionsgate Films.
Box office
As of August 27, 2022, Fortress: Sniper's Eye grossed $69,075 in the United Arab Emirates and Portugal.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 2/10.
Jeannette Catsoulis, of The New York Times, gave a negative review, saying "a sequel so dumb that no effort by Willis could reasonably be expected to save it."