From delivering packages for Amazon to protecting our borders to mysteriously landing on the White House lawn, drone aircraft have increasingly become a part of our daily lives for both good and ill. DRONE WARS: REDEMPTION captures the ripped-from-the-headlines feel of hearing about drone attacks on the news every night and places it in an exciting, contemporary context perfect for a tent pole release. Blending the aerial dogfighting excitement of TOP GUN with the heroic wish fulfillment of THE LAST STARFIGHTER, DRONE WARS: REDEMPTION is the kind of movie that will appeal to a wide audience.
My real-world experience includes being trained to fly combat drones and have advised top players within the U.S. Department of Defense about drone technology. All this gives the screenplay an air of authenticity, but this is no docu-drama. DRONE WARS: REDEMPTION is a universal coming-of-age action story that taps into every gamer’s desire to be plucked from their video game fantasies to become a hero for real. At its heart, DRONE WARS: REDEMPTION is about the United States Air Force using a flight simulator video game to recruit a virtuoso video gamer in order to stop a terrorist threat… a virtual pilot chillin’ with his Xbox in his mother’s basement until destiny calls. Can his ace gaming skills cut it in the real world? The fate of thousands of lives is literally in his hands.