Wire Room

{{Infobox film

| name = Wire Room

| image = Wire Room poster.png

| caption = Official release poster

| director = Matt Eskandari

| screenplay = Brandon Stiefer

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Randall Emmett
George Furla
Oliver Trevena
Norton Herrick
Ceasar Richbow
Mark Stewart
Noel Ashman

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = {{Plainlist|

Rhyan D'Errico
Jared Forman

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| cinematography = Will Barratt

| editing = Chris Patterson

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Five Star Films
Emmett/Furla Oasis

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| distributor = Lionsgate Films

| released = {{Film date|2022|9|2}}

| runtime = 97 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Wire Room is a 2022 American action film directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Brandon Stiefer, and produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla, Oliver Trevena, Norton Herrick, Ceasar Richbow, Mark Stewart, and Noel Ashman. It stars Kevin Dillon and Bruce Willis.

Wire Room was released by Lionsgate Films in limited theaters and VOD on September 2, 2022, followed by its release on DVD and Blu-ray on October 11, 2022.

Premise

While on Wire Room duty – a high-tech command center surveilling the most dangerous criminals – a federal agent listens in as the target is attacked in his home by a hit squad. Without burning the wire yet, he must protect the investigation and the target's life from the confines of a room fifty miles away.

Cast

Kevin Dillon as HSI Special Agent Justin Rosa{{cite The Numbers|id=Wire-Room-(2022)#tab=cast-and-crew|title=Wire Room (2022) - Leading Cast |access-date=March 17, 2023}}
Bruce Willis as Shane Mueller{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/the-pandemic-belongs-to-bruce-willis-100686519/|title=The pandemic belongs to Bruce Willis|date=January 29, 2022|first=Chris|last=Knight|website=SaltWire Network|access-date=May 3, 2022}}
Oliver Trevena as Eddie Flynn{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oliver-trevena-joins-the-bricklayer-boston-strangler-adds-robert-john-burke-1234931140/|title=Oliver Trevena Joins Renny Harlin's Action-Thriller The Bricklayer; Robert John Burke Boards 20th Century Studios' Boston Strangler|date=February 10, 2022|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 3, 2022}}
Texas Battle as Sheriff Roberts
Cameron Douglas as Mike Axum
Shelby Cobb as Nour Holborow

Production

In December 2021, Bruce Willis, Oliver Trevena, and Kevin Dillon signed on to star in the action film Wire Room. The film was directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Brandon Stiefer, for Five Star Films, and Randall Emmett, George Furla, Norton Herrick, Ceasar Richbow, Mark Stewart, and Noel Ashman as producers alongside Trevena. Principal photography began in Birmingham, Alabama on December 20, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/oliver-trevena-star-produce-wire-room-1234899949/|title=Actor Oliver Trevena Signs On To Star And Executive Produce Indie Feature Wire Room|date=December 20, 2021|first=Valerie|last=Complex|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 3, 2022}}

Wire Room is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Bruce Willis' family shares an update on his health and new diagnosis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/entertainment/bruce-willis-dementia/index.html |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-30/bruce-willis-aphasia-memory-loss-cognitive-disorder|url-access=limited|title=Concerns about Bruce Willis' declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years|date=March 30, 2022|first1=Meg|last1=James|first2=Amy|last2=Kaufman|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 18, 2022}}

Release

Wire Room was released by Lionsgate Films in limited theaters and VOD on September 2, 2022,{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Wire-Room-(2022)#tab=summary |title=Wire Room (2022) - Financial Information |publisher=The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC |access-date=March 17, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2022/bruce-willis-in-high-tech-action-thriller-wire-room-official-trailer/ |title=Bruce Willis in High Tech Action Thriller 'Wire Room' Official Trailer |website=FirstShowing |first=Alex |last=Billington |date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/bruce-willis-final-movies-retires-aphasia-1235221244/ |title=What's the Status of Bruce Willis' Final Movies? |first=Angelique |last=Jackson |website=Variety |date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=May 17, 2022}} followed by its release on DVD and Blu-ray on October 11, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.newdvdreleasedates.com/m7139/wire-room-dvd-release-date|title=Wire Room|website=New DVD Release Dates|access-date=December 23, 2022}}

=Critical response=

Leo Faierman, of Screen Rant, gave the film a negative review, explaining that it "is a crooked cop action drama that plays out like low-budget, straight-to-VHS schlock from decades past".{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/wire-room-2022-movie-reviews/ |title=Wire Room Review: Forgettable, Incoherent Film Rounds Out Willis' Late Career |first=Leo |last=Faierman |website=Screen Rant |date=September 4, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2022}} Robert Kojder, of Flickering Myth, gave the film a 1.5/5, saying "Wire Room takes 95% of its running time to deliver a passable action sequence, using the term passable loosely".{{cite web |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/09/movie-review-wire-room-2022/ |title=Movie Review – Wire Room (2022) |website=Flickering Myth |last=Kojder |first=Robert |date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=September 8, 2022}} Brian Orndorf, of Blu-ray.com, gave a negative review, writing "another forgettable Emmett and Furla production determined to simply be product, not an exciting presentation of escapism with concentration on highly cinematic twists and turns."{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/Wire-Room/1509132/#Review |title='Wire Room' Review |website=BluRay.com |last=Orndorf |first=Brian |date=September 2, 2022 |access-date=September 9, 2022}} Mark Dujsik, of Mark Reviews Movies, gave the film a one out of four, saying "our incompetent protagonist is in good company behind the camera, too."{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Dujsik |title=Mark Reviews Movies: 'Wire Room' |url=http://www.markreviewsmovies.com/reviews/W/wireroom.htm |website=Mark Reviews Movies |date=September 2, 2022 |access-date=September 9, 2022}} Brian Costello, of Common Sense Media, gave the film a 1/5 rating, writing: "It's a little too easy to pick on this movie, and not really worth the time for anyone to bother watching it".{{cite web |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/wire-room |title=Wire Room Movie review |publisher=Common Sense Media |first=Brian |last=Costello |date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=October 29, 2022}}