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Summary
Aaron Eckhartis on a footrace of action mechanism picture likeThe Bricklayer , but this unlikely career pivot was predicted by a block thriller from 2012 . Eckhart is an actor who first came to people ’s care for dark drama likeIn the Company of Men , before locomote into more mainstream transportation during the 2000s , such as goofy blockbusterThe Core . He ’s a performer who has tackle just about every musical style by this point , and one who tends to steal scenes no matter who he is working alongside .
There was a moment after the eclat he have for his study as Harvey Dent / Two - nerve inThe Dark Knightthat it appear he was destine for movie stardom . alas , he never found the right project , because while he brought a lot toBattle : Los AngelesorI , Frankenstein , the films themselves were underwhelming . Eckhart is now transforming himself into an action lead , thanks to streaming hit like 2024’sChief of Station .
2012’s Erased Predicted Aaron Eckhart’s Action Makeover
This forgotten Taken riff showcased Aaron Eckhart’s action potential
Even for admirers of the headliner , film likeThe Bricklayercastinghim as an legal action lead might feel sudden . This actually is n’t the case , since Aaron Eckhart tested out his action accomplishment first with 2012’sErased , where his former CIA factor goes on the run with his adolescent daughter after being targeted by assassins . In many fashion , Erasedis a paradigm for the genre work Eckhart is currently spend a penny , where he play a character look to pass a normal lifespan when he ’s pulled back into his old one . To survive , he uses a compounding of smarts and punching / shooting .
Erasedwas calledThe Expatriatein most overseas territories .
Erasedis also a film very much in theTakenmold , where Eckhart ’s Ben come out to be a dweeby don before he uncover his " special set of skills , " which include hand - to - hand fight and small-arm . Sadly , what it lacks is the propulsive pacing ofTaken , and the drama between Ben and his girl Amy ( Liana Liberato ) is often more piquant than the setpieces . That ’s not to say it is n’t enjoyable in an undemanding , Tuesday night action moving-picture show kind of direction .
The film ultimately feel like a project where Eckhart was trying out his action chops to see how well the genre paroxysm . Erasedscored a gloomy 30 % onRotten Tomatoes , and earned $ 1.3 million worldwide(viaBox Office Mojo ) . It was n’t a success during its special streak in the U.S. in May 2013 , though Eckhart enjoyed a solid smasher that same year withOlympus Has Fallen . In light ofErased’sfailure , Eckhart act off from the spy / action thriller genre , only to happen his agency back with the like ofChief of Stationyears later .
Erasedis currently available to stream on Freevee , The Roku Channel and Pluto TV .
Eckhart’s Chief Of Station Feels Like An Erased Sequel
Erased 2: Chief of Station has a certain ring to it
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Former CIA European Station Chief Ben ’s world comes crumbling down after his married woman , a former operative , kick the bucket in a fearful chance event . After take in cryptical intel that his wife ’s death might not have been an fortuity , Ben heads back into the wraithlike underworld of Eastern Europe , teaming up with a former adversary to ravel out a conspiracy that take exception everything he conceive he roll in the hay about his married woman , and the agency he function at for more than 20 years .
Eckhart ’s latest thriller isChef of Station , where his ( what else ? ) withdraw CIA functional uncovers a conspiracy whilst investigating his married woman ’s decease . What ’s startling aboutChief of Stationis the number of law of similarity it deal withErased , from Eckhart encounter a CIA agentive role key out Ben to both feature Olga Kurylenko in a key patronize theatrical role . Instead of having to save up his adolescent daughter , Chief of Station’sBen has to deliver his kidnapped grownup son instead .
A quick rescript could have turnedChief of Stationinto a directErasedsequel , but given how the latter came and went in 2012 , it would be strange if they tried to make a belated follow - up . The large difference between the motion picture is thatChief of Stationwas helmed by action veteran Jesse V. Johnson ( The Debt Collector , Avengement ) , so there is a bigger focus on the action . The picture show ’s story is fairly clichéd by genre standards , but it ’s Johnson ’s crunchy setpieces that makes it stand out in comparison toErased .
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Eckhart’s Next Film Will Continue His Action Transformation
A Bricklayer sequel wouldn’t be a terrible idea
Chief of Stationhas received largely mixed reexamination , but for those who enjoy Eckhart inThe Bricklayer , it ’s worth seeking out . Eckhart will remain his action run with the upcomingClassified , where he play another CIA agentwho discovers something rotten about his employer . Eckhart will also reunify withBricklayerdirector Renny Harlinfor the disaster filmDeep Water , where his character has no connection to the CIA ( presumably ) . or else , he ’ll play a pilot forced to land in shark - infested waters , where he ’ll demand to save his passengers from being eat .
The Bricklayer has been a big bang for star Aaron Eckhart , and a likely continuation could give him a replenishment for his former action at law franchise .
BetweenChief of Station , ClassifiedandThe Bricklayer , Aaron Eckhartis stake his title in the action at law genre and shows no sign of moving on yet . What would really cement his status isThe Bricklayer 2 , since he postulate a enfranchisement to call his own . The original novel had a sequel calledAgent ecstasy , and consideringThe Bricklayerwas a prosperous hit , a follow - up makes full sense .
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Former CIA European Station Chief Ben’s world comes crumbling down after his wife, a former operative, dies in a terrible accident. After receiving cryptic intel that his wife’s death might not have been an accident, Ben heads back into the shadowy underworld of Eastern Europe, teaming up with a former adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew about his wife, and the agency he worked at for more than 20 years.
