Sometimes you’re out for fun, looking for an adventure, and you get much more than you expected, but in the wrong way. The action thriller Dark Asset (2023) centers on a charming guy who attempts to pick up a woman in a bar by spinning a tale involving spies, implanted microchips, and the dangerous military scientist hunting him.
The movie tells the story of an ordinary soldier who becomes the subject of a top-secret experimental program. Under the guise of enhancing his combat abilities, the program transforms him into a lethal living weapon. As the John Doe delves deeper into the project, he uncovers the horrifying truth behind the program’s objectives and the dark intentions of his creator. Fueled by a thirst for justice and driven by a desire for vengeance, the soldier breaks free from his captors and embarks on a relentless mission to dismantle the program while navigating a dangerous web of betrayal, conspiracy, and high-stakes action.
This is the new movie from Michael Winnick, a director very prolific in the adrenaline-fueled action films responsible for Deuces (2001), Shadow Puppets (2007), Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012), Code of Honor (2016), Malicious (2018), and Disquiet (2023). He has also been the co-writer of the screenplay together with Terri Farley-Teruel, an awards-winner filmmaker with her drama film Beautiful Dreamer (2006).
The main cast in Dark Asset (2023) is formed by Byron Mann, an awards winner actor better known for his role in the thriller Jasmine (2015), Robert Patrick, forever linked as the T-1000 in the masterpiece Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and a habitual in action films, Helena Mattsson, one of the stars in Surrogates (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Perfect One (2018), and Murder in the Vineyard (2020). Shani Rigsbee, Sabina Gadecki, Truong Ngoc Anh, Erica Muñoz, Marc Winnick, Paul Savage, and Darlenis Duran complete the main cast.
Dark Asset (2023) is Rated R for violence. Distributed by Saban Films, the movie is coming out in selected American theaters and on digital platforms on September 22, 2023. Watch its official trailer here.