Helen Mirrenhas done it all. She’s playedThe Queenof England, an animated monster (inMonsters University), a trained killer (inRed 2), and now she’s fighting for her country against terrorists inEye in the Sky.The first trailer has hit the web and features the likes ofAaron Paul,Alan Rickman, andBarkhad Abdi.
The footage reminds me of a more in-depth look at something that happened inHomeland, whenClaire Danes’ Carrie Mathison authorized an air drone strike against suspected terrorists, and it caused immense civilian casualties. This sort of dilemma takes root inEye in the Sky, a story of a mere “capture” mission turning to “kill” after suicide bombers are discovered. Will the powers that be, including Mirren’s Colonel Catherine Powell and Paul’s American pilot Steve Watts, choose to execute a strike and take seemingly innocent lives in the process?
Watch the trailer below:
It’s also great to see the return of Abdi. He starred oppositeTom HanksinCaptain Phillipsand earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nom in the process. However,stories came outnot too long after stating that Abdi was struggling to get by until he earned his next big acting gig. The actor was employed as a chauffeur in California before breaking out inCaptain Phillipsand earned $65,000 for his role in the film. He also made his TV debut onHawaii Five-Oearlier this year and has a role in the filmExtortion(oppositeDonald Glover) coming next year.
Eye in the Skywill hit theaters on July 17, 2025. Here’s the official synopsis:
EYE IN THE SKY stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
