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Stars: Scott Adkins, Waleed Elgadi, Tom Berenger, Meena Rayann, Michael Jai White, Aaron Toney | Written by Jamie Russell | Directed by James Nunn

Not only is One More Shot filmed with the illusion of being one long take like its predecessor 2021’s One Shot, it does something more important. It reunites director James Nunn and writer Jamie Russell with the previous film’s leads, Scott Adkins as Navy Seal Jake Harris and Waleed Elgadi as terrorist Amin Mansur.

Following the events of the first film, Harris is escorting Mansur back to the US where they plan to get him to reveal the whereabouts of a dirty bomb set to explode during the State of the Union Address, which the President, of course, refuses to postpone. For leverage, CIA Agent Marshall has brought Mansur’s pregnant wife Niesha to meet his plane. But they’re not the only ones there to meet the flight.

Drew Waters didn’t take the typical road to Hollywood. In fact, he joined the Navy just after high school. While in service, the striking Texas native was discovered by a modeling scout, eventually signed to an agency and went on to appear in campaigns for Versace, Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren, among others. Waters, however, soon found his true passion in the entertainment industry. Friday Night Lights fans might recognize him as Coach Wade Aikmen, but Waters has amassed a variety of television and movie credits including NCIS: Los Angeles, The Resident, Magic City, Transformers: The Last Knight and Desperate Riders. Audiences can currently catch Waters on the HBO miniseries, Love & Death.

Based on a true story, the David E. Kelley drama finds housewife Candy [Elizabeth Olsen] having an affair with her neighbor, Allan [Jesse Plemons]. The fling goes sour when Allan's wife, Betty [Lily Rabe], turns up dead...

It’s a so-so weekend at the box-office with the release of the action-drama “The Desperate Hour” with Naomi Watts and her cellphone and the western “Desperare Riders.” Tyler Perry’s “A Madea Homecoming” also arrives on Netflix but that one wasn’t shown to critics. It’s a bit quiet at the box-office right now because next

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Drew Waters is front and center in the western-thriller “Desperate Riders.” He stars as Kansas Red, tasked to protect a family from the outlaw Thorn (the menacing Trace Adkins). I sat down with Waters to talk about the making of the movie. “Desperate Riders” is coming to select theaters, digital, and on-demand on February 25th.

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