Behind Enemy Lines (2017 TV pilot)
| Behind Enemy Lines | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Nikki Toscano (adaptation) Jim Thomas (original story) John Thomas (original story) |
| Directed by | McG |
| Starring | B.J. Britt Willa Fitzgerald Gabriel Chavarria Dylan Bruno Marg Helgenberger Colm Feore Benito Martinez Melia Kreiling |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television Davis Entertainment Temple Hill Entertainment |
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Behind Enemy Lines is an unaired 2017 television pilot loosely based on the 2001 film of the same name. It was intended to be sold to 20th Century Fox Television's syndication studio 20th Television as a regular series. Fox declined to purchase the pilot and it instead became a made-for-television film, marking the fifth title in the film series after the 2014 sequel. The pilot is often mistaken with the 2017 German World War II film of the same name. Although the German film tells a similar story in which German troops are trapped behind Russian lines, it is no other way related to the American films. The intended series was produced by Davis Entertainment whose company previously produced the 2001 film released by Fox.
Plot[edit]
The movie pilot followed the general context as the 2001 film in which episodes would follow members of the United States Navy operating aboard the aircraft carrier USS Tyson, as they deploy aircraft and ground troops in combat zones as well as members of the United States Intelligence Community headquarters in Washington, D.C. who are tasked with safely extracting trapped service personnel from enemy territory as discretely as possible.
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- B.J. Britt as Reggie Mitchella, USMC weapons systems officer previously assigned to U.S. Naval Pilot Ziggy Rodriguez[1]
- Gabriel Chavarria as Ziggy Rodriguez, U.S. Naval pilot
- Dylan Bruno as Scott Byrne, the cautious, but firm U.S. Naval Commander of the Air Group aboard USS Tyson.[2]
- Benito Martinez as Mateo Rodriguez, respectable career Navy man serving as Executive Officer aboard USS Tyson.[3]
- Colm Feore as Under Secretary of State David Alexander
- Willa Fitzgerald as Roxanne Daly, U.S. Naval pilot stationed on USS Tyson and Ziggy's ex-girlfriend.[2]
- Marg Helgenberger as Admiral Bobbie Decker
- Salvator Xuereb as Secretary of State James
Additional cast[edit]
- Charlene Amoia as Christine Nelson
- Gene Farber as Anton Ruzinsky
- Garrett Coffey as Jacob Winters
- Endre Hules as Father Timofei
- Jon Snow as Petty Officer Henry
- Matt Magnusson as Zach Kennedy
- Ondrej Habinak as Ambassador Yashenko
Production[edit]
As early as February 2017, casting began for the series and underwent changes over the course of four months. Nikki Toscano was first reported as a series writer and McG was also billed as series director.[4] The resulting pilot was written by Toscano adapting from the original story by famed screenwriters the brothers Jim and John Thomas. In March 2017, Néstor Carbonell was first cast as Executive Officer Mateo Rodriguez, but was later replaced by Benito Martinez.[3] Louis Per Bruno was originally cast as separatist leader Anton Ruzinsky but had to decline due to emergency reasons. He was replaced by Gene Farber. The main cast included names as Willa Fitzgerald, Colm Feore, Marg Helgenberger, Gabriel Chavarria, Dylan Bruno and B.J. Britt. By May 2017 however, Fox declined to buy the intended series along with four other pilots including Linda From HR, Type A, Thin Ice, and University Project.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (February 13, 2017). "'Behind Enemy Lines': B.J. Britt Cast As A Lead In Fox Drama Pilot".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (March 16, 2017). "'Behind Enemy Lines': Willa Fitzgerald & Dylan Bruno Cast In Fox Drama Pilot".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (March 7, 2017). "'Behind Enemy Lines': Nestor Carbonell & Colm Feore Cast In Fox Drama Pilot".
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2017). "Benito Martinez Joins Fox Pilot 'Behind Enemy Lines', Replacing Nestor Carbonell".
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Andreeva, Nellie (May 23, 2017). "Fox Update: Network Passes On All Remaining Pilots".
- Deadline Hollywood articles by Andreeva Nellie, Petski Denise. Published circa. February–May 2017. All Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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