Project Power is a 2020 American superhero film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, produced by Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless, and written by Mattson Tomlin. It stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback, alongside Colson Baker, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker and Allen Maldonado, and follows a drug dealer, a police officer, and a former soldier who team up to stop the distribution of a pill that gives the user superpowers for five minutes. The film was released on August 14, 2020, by Netflix. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast, action sequences and visuals but criticized the screenplay for not taking full advantage of its premise.
| Director | Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman |
| Produced by | Eric Newman, Bryan Unkeless |
| Writer(s) | Mattson Tomlin |
| Starring | Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Colson Baker, Allen Maldonado, Amy Landecker, Courtney B. Vance |
| Music | Joseph Trapanese |
| Cinematography | Michael Simmonds |
| Edited by | Jeff McEvoy |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
| Released | August 14, 2020 (United States) |
| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 80204465 |
About Project Power
A cop and a soldier team up to investigate the origins of a pharmaceutical that provides temporary superpowers. The tag line for the film is "What would you risk for 5 minutes of pure power?"
Achievement of Project Power
The movie is based on a spec script by Mattson Tomlin called Power. The project was filmed on location in New Orleans.
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Latest information about Project Power updated on July 28 2021.
