The film saw a limited theatrical release in select cinemas across Australia a week before the Netflix streaming release on May 26th, with Reilly and Pataky both present at a premiere event with other cast and crew members. [9] The film made it proper international release via Netflix on June 3rd as planned. Slatter, Sean (March 5, 2021). "Luke Bracey and Elsa Pataky to star in Matthew Reilly's 'Interceptor' for Netflix". IF Magazine . Retrieved May 8, 2022. Of course, on the day she gets there, the fan gets blasted when terrorists steal 16 nuclear weapons from a facility in Russia and aim them at major cities in the United States. As she’s discussing how this could have happened with a superior, she discovers that the bad guys have also considered the role of the interceptor and happen to be on the ship already. Led by an obnoxious alpha male named Kessel ( Luke Bracey), the terrorists seem to have little more than complete annihilation of the human race on their mind. Can JJ keep them from the control room that would allow them to disable the interceptors and wipe out the entire United States?

Fans of Reilly's novels have largely responded to Interceptor more positively; many have enjoyed the similar style of storytelling to Reilly's books and were supportive of Reilly's first foray into film-making. On April 13, various sources released promotional images from the film and reported that it would be released on June 3rd. [6] The same day, as broadwayworld.com released the same images, they also revealed a new synopsis for the film, which included the name of Luke Bracey's character, Alexander Kessel. In addition, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Rhys Muldoon, Belinda Jombwe, Marcus Johnson, Colin Friels and Zoe Carides were confirmed in the report to also be a part of Interceptor's cast. [7]

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https://about.netflix.com/en/news/elsa-pataky-and-luke-bracey-to-star-in-matthew-reillys-interceptor-for Matthew Street: “Bringing entertaining stories to the screen with tremendous international appeal is at the heart of all Ambience Entertainment films. When the opportunity came to work with award winning writers, Matthew Reilly and Stuart Beattie, we knew we had something special on our hands. Interceptor is a fantastic action story with a stellar cast and with the support of Netflix, we’re excited to see an Australian made film travel to audiences across the globe.” A short time later, as Shah and Collins confirm that there are no survivors among SBX-1's staff via the base's cameras, Kessel pings the intercom and displays the provocative photo of Collins. She retorts that he's not the first to throw that in her face, and points out that while he may have spent years planning for every outcome in his operation, he couldn't plan for her since she was only reassigned to SBX-1 the previous night. Kessel concedes that she might have been unexpected, but she is not unbeatable.

N'Duka, Amanda (March 4, 2021). "Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey To Star In Netflix Film 'Interceptor' From Director Matthew Reilly". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 4, 2021. On August 26th, within the comments of Facebook post noting the upcoming Netflix TUDUM showcase, a global fan event showcasing its content the following September, an event that would include Interceptor, Reilly answered a fan's question about the film's release date, saying that Interceptor would be released some time in the first quarter of 2022. [4] Shortly after the TUDUM showcase, Reilly released two promotional images from the film, and also revealed Pataky's role as Captain JJ Collins. Netflix’s Interceptor will be led by Spanish actress and model Elsa Pataky, who is best known for her role as Elena in the Fast & Furious franchise. In Interceptor, Pataky will play JJ Collins, an army lieutenant who must utilize her years of tactical training and military expertise to save humanity as we know it. Also thanks must be given to the J,P&S who gave all access to their records, not many companies would make that available, thats the sort of firm they were.There have been many false starts in Reilly's efforts to forge a film career. His novels Ice Station, Scarecrow, The Great Zoo of China and Hover Car Racer were all optioned by Hollywood but stalled in various stages of development.