EXCLUSIVE: The Dark Knight and Olympus Has Fallen star Aaron Eckhart has begun principal photography in Bulgaria on action-thriller The Walk-In, which Film Bridge International is launching at the Cannes market.
Roel Reiné, who directed Eckhart in 2024 action film Classified with Tim Roth and Abigail Breslin, is directing the movie, which is shooting on location across Sofia and throughout Bulgaria.
Written by Scott Windhauser, the film follows “former CIA operative Hayes (Eckhart), who uncovers a conspiracy connected to an imminent terrorist attack targeting the G7 Summit.”
Film Bridge has secured a host of international distribution partners on the film, including Eagle Pictures (Italy), Vertigo Films (Australia), Wildbunch (Germany, France), Mediasquad (Poland), Falcon Films (Middle East), Kinolights (South Korea), ADS Services (Hungary), Paradise/MGN (CIS&Baltics), AKC Sinema Televizyon (Turkey), Scanbox Entertainment (Scandinavia), Cinesky (Airlines), Karpat Media (Romania), Foxx Media (Czech Rep & Slovakia), Vertical (UK) and YouPlanet Pictures (Spain).
Producers include Film Bridge International’s Ellen Wander (Spinning Man), Gabriel Georgiev (Savage Hunt) of Midwest, Choice Film’s Summer Crockett Moore (Killing Faith) and Zori Davidkova (Killing Faith).
The film is funded by Calgary-based Orogen Entertainment where Blair Ward, Anders Erdén, Lauren Case, and Jeremy Gilman will act as executive producers on the film.
Reiné, whose credits include Halo, Black Sails and Knightfall, stated: “After the success of Classified, working with Aaron again felt like the perfect next step. He brings a grounded intensity and emotional depth that elevates every scene. The Walk-In is bigger, darker, and even more ambitious — a character-driven action thriller with real scale and tension.”
