Hollywood blockbuster Parker, starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, is going to be shown at the Star Cineplex of Basundhara City in the capital from Friday. A special premier show of the movie will be held on Thursday.
Taylor Hackford directed the 2013 American crime thriller that is an adaptation of “Flashfire,” the 19th Parker novel, written by Donald Westlake under the name Richard Stark.
The film revolves around a professional thief Parker (Statham), who is double-crossed by his crew. He sets out for revenge on them, travelling to Palm Beach, where he enlists the help of Leslie (Lopez), who assists him in a quest to steal what his former crew, headed by a man named Melander (Michael Chiklis) rob in their jewelry auction heist. As the story develops, Leslie falls for Parker, who remains faithful to his longtime girlfriend Claire (Emma Booth).
The film, produced on a $30million budget which premiered in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24, 2013, and was released in the United States on January 25.
