«SAS: Red Notice», that is also known as SAS: Rise of the Black Swan, is a 2021 British action thriller film directed by Magnus Martens.
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- SAS: Red Notice is also known as SAS: Rise of the Black Swan.
- It is a 2021 British action thriller film.
- It was directed by Magnus Marten.
- It was based on the novel of the same name by Andy McNab.
- Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Noel Clarke, Owain Yeoman, Ray Panthaki, Anne Reid and Tom Wilkinson star in the movie.
- Sky Cinema released SAS: Red Notice in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2021.
- It was announced in November 2018 that filming had begun in Budapest on the film.
- Filming continued to February 2019, including London and Paris.
- Sky Cinema released the film on 12 March 2021.
- In February 2021, Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film and set it for a 16 March 2021 release.
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released SAS: Red Notice on DVD and Blu-ray under Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on 12 July 2021.
- The film was retitled SAS: Rise of the Black Swan on Netflix to avoid confusion with the Netflix-produced film Red Notice, which was also released in 2021
- Andy McNab, the author of the book this movie is based on, is a former member of British SAS. He was captured and tortured by Iraqi forces in the first Gulf War, he was the commander of an 8 man patrol call sign Bravo Two Zero.
- Sean Bean played him in a film version of that book.
- Andy McNab, the author, has also helped choreograph the weapons and tactics for Miami Vice (2006), Collateral and Heat (1995) (all of which are Michael Mann movies).
- He has also assisted in lending special forces technical advice to military computer games.
- One of two ”Red Notice” titled movies of 2021. The other is Red Notice (2021).
- Four main actors in this movie have had appearances in the Marvel and/or DC Universe. From the DC Universe, Ruby Rose starred in the TV Series Batwoman (2019) as the titular character Kate Kane/Batwoman, while Tom Wilkinson starred as Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone in Batman: Begins (2005).
- From the Marvel Universe, Hannah John-Kamen starred as the main villain Ghost in Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018) while Andy Serkis, who actually appears in both universes, starred as the mercenary Ulysses Klaue in Marvel’s Avemgers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018).
- He will also play Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred J. Pennyworth in The Batman (2022).
- Sam Heughan voiced Mirror Master in the video game Lego DC super villains.
- According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 52% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 21 reviews; the average rating is 5.10/10.
- The critics consensus reads: “Whether it’s called SAS: Red Notice or SAS: Rise of the Black Swan, this is a thoroughly mediocre action thriller.”
- Andy McNab does a cameo near the end as a SAS trooper.
- SAS stands for Special Air Service.
